document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316080>Question 316080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line that is parallel to the line y=-8x+2  and that passes through the point(-7,3)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Parallel lines have equal slopes.  So first determine the slope of the given line.  The given line is in slope-intercept form so you can determine the slope of the given line by inspection of the coefficient on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using slope you discovered above and the given point use the point-slope form of the equation of a line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ -\ y_1\ =\ m\left(x\ -\ x_1)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(x_1,\,y_1\right)\"> are the coordinates of the given point and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE m\"> is the slope of the given line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Depending on your textbook or instructor's instructions as to the form of your answer you may need to rearrange it into slope-intercept form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ =\ mx\ +\ b\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Ax\ +\ By\ =\ C\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the absence of any instructions as to the form of your answer, the point-slope form with the appropriate values substituted is a perfectly valid form of the answer to this question. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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