document.write( "Question 333866: write the equation of the line that parallel to f(x)=3x-7 and goes through the point (0,4) \n" ); document.write( "
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Note: \"y=3x-7\" is the same as \"f%28x%29=3x-7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can see that the equation \"y=3x-7\" has a slope \"m=3\" and a y-intercept \"b=-7\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since parallel lines have equal slopes, this means that we know that the slope of the unknown parallel line is \"m=3\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's use the point slope formula to find the equation of the parallel line by plugging in the slope \"m=3\" and the coordinates of the given point .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the point slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-4=3%28x-0%29\" Plug in \"m=3\", \"x%5B1%5D=0\", and \"y%5B1%5D=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-4=3x%2B3%28-0%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-4=3x%2B0\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x%2B0%2B4\" Add 4 to both sides. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x%2B4\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line parallel to \"y=3x-7\" that goes through the point is \"y=3x%2B4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here's a graph to visually verify our answer:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Graph of the original equation \"y=3x-7\" (red) and the parallel line \"y=3x%2B4\" (green) through the point .
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