document.write( "Question 480249: Can someone please help me??? i need to write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line (-8,8)3x= 5y+9 \n" ); document.write( "
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First, determine slope of:
\n" ); document.write( "3x= 5y+9
\n" ); document.write( "3x-9 = 5y
\n" ); document.write( "(3/5)x - 9/5 = y
\n" ); document.write( "slope is 3/5
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\n" ); document.write( "If two lines are parallel, they have the same slope.
\n" ); document.write( "So, now we know our new line:
\n" ); document.write( "m = 3/5
\n" ); document.write( "and crosses
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug into \"point-slope\" form:
\n" ); document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)
\n" ); document.write( "y - 8 = (3/5)(x - (-8))
\n" ); document.write( "y - 8 = (3/5)(x + 8)
\n" ); document.write( "y - 8 = (3/5)x + 24/5
\n" ); document.write( "y = (3/5)x + 24/5 + 8
\n" ); document.write( "y = (3/5)x + 24/5 + 40/5
\n" ); document.write( "y = (3/5)x + 64/5 (this is what they're looking for)\r
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