document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332000>Question 332000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the line parallel to 8x-y=4 having the same y intercept as x-2y=3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the y intercept; put x - 2y = 3, into the slope intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y = -x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y has to be positive, mult by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y intercept = -<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or  -1.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of 8x - y = 4, (parallel lines have the same slope)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y = -8x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y has to be positive, mult by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 8x + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 8x - 1.5 is the equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "graphically<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+8x-1.5%2C+.5x-1.5%2C+8x%2B4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+8x-1.5%2C+.5x-1.5%2C+8x%2B4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 8x - 1.5 is red </SPAN>\n" );
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