document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507608>Question 507608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line (6,8);x+6y=7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #340684 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=340684\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anything parallel to x+6y = 7 is of the form x+6y = C where C is any number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the line passes through (6,8), we know that x = 6 and y = 8, so plug these values in to find C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+6y=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(6)+6(8)=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6+48=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "54=C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C=54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is x+6y=54\r<BR>\n" );
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