document.write( "Question 391785: how do you solve/ write an equation in slope-intercept form for a line that passes through the given point and is parrel to the given line \r
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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b
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document.write( "  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 
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document.write( "Line parallel to: (assuming the x was inadventally omitted)  
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document.write( "y =  -(1/2)x + 4  Slope m = -(1/2) green line
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document.write( "Parallel lines have same slope
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document.write( "New Line
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document.write( "y =  -(1/2)x + b using order pair Pt (-3,5) to solve for b
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document.write( "5 =  -(1/2)*-3 + b 
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document.write( "7/2 = b
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document.write( "y = -(1/2)x + 7/2  blue line
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