document.write( "Question 452133: What is the equation for the line containing given point and parallel to the given line: (5,-4); 4x-3y=8\r
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What is the equation for the line containing given point and parallel to the given line: (5,-4);
\n" ); document.write( "4x-3y=8
\n" ); document.write( "put in the slope/intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "-3y = -4x + 8
\n" ); document.write( "y has to be positive, multiply both sides by -1
\n" ); document.write( "3y = 4x - 8
\n" ); document.write( "y has to have coefficient of 1, divide both sides by 3
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"4%2F3\"x - \"8%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Parallel lines have the same slope
\n" ); document.write( "Use the point/slope form to find the parallel line y - y1 = m(x-x1)
\n" ); document.write( "x1=5, y1=-4, m= \"4%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "y - (-4) = \"4%2F3\"(x - 5)
\n" ); document.write( "y + 4 = \"4%2F3\"x - \"20%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"4%2F3\"x - \"20%2F3\" - 4
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"4%2F3\"x - \"20%2F3\" - \"12%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"4%2F3\"x - \"32%2F3\"
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