document.write( "Question 369657: Find an equation of the line containing points(-7,9) and parallel to the line 4x=3y+5 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Using general slope-intercept form for an equation of a line
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document.write( "y = mx + b
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document.write( "line 4x = 3y+5   y = (4/3)x -5/3 Slope is (4/3)
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document.write( "Slope of the line parallel  to it will be: 4/3
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document.write( "y = (4/3)x + b   using Pt(-7,9) to solve for b
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document.write( "9 = (4/3)*-7 + b
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document.write( "27/3 + 28/3 = b
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document.write( "55/3 = b 
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document.write( "y = (4/3)x + 55/3
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