document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424150>Question 424150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i don't understand this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the equation for the line that passes through the point (4,5)and that is parallel to line with the equation -x+2y=-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The slope of the line: -x+2y=-5 or y=x/2-(5/2) is 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The point-slope equation of our line is:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y-5=%281%2F2%29%2A%28x-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y-5=%281%2F2%29%2A%28x-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > => 2y-10=x-4 => x-2y=-6. </SPAN>\n" );
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