document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=419661>Question 419661</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I always get stuck on this one part of this type of equation and was hoping for an explanation as to how to get past this one point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3,-8); 6x + 7y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I do fine until I get to...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-8) = -7/6x -21/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the instructions say to add 8 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which leaves  y = -7/6, but am unable to finish the equation as neither adding or subtracting -8 nor 8 makes the answer correct or make sense to me. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm at a loss and am wondering if you could explain to me in simple terms what I am doing wrong or how to finish this equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you for any help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I do fine until I get to...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-8) = -7/6x -21/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the instructions say to add 8 to both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You don't say, but I think your original problem is asking you for the formula that crosses a certain point and is parallel to a line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3,-8); 6x + 7y = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first find slope of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 7y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y = -6x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-6/7)x + 3/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is -6/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line parallel must have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, now we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is -6/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one point:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3,-8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (-8) = (-6/7)(x - 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 8 = (-6/7)x + 18/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we subtract 8 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-6/7)x + 18/7 - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-6/7)x + 18/7 - 56/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-6/7)x - 38/7  (this is what they're looking for)<BR>\n" );
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