document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334622>Question 334622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line containing (-5,-1) and parallel to x+5y=5. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1: Put your given equation into slope-intercept form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\ =\ mx\ +\ b\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2: Determine the slope of the line represented by the given equation by inspection of the coefficient on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> in the result of step 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3: Recognize that parallel lines have identical slopes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  L_1\ \parallel\ L_2 \ \ \Leftrightarrow\ \ m_1\ =\ m_2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4: Use the point-slope form of an 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(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 determined in Steps 2 and 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Strictly speaking according to the way you posed your question, you are done after step 4.  However, you may have an unstated requirement to put your answer into either slope-intercept, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\ =\ mx\ +\ b\">, form or into standard, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE Ax\ +\ By\ =\ C\">, form.  If so, step 5 is to manipulate the result of step 4 appropriately.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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