document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511550>Question 511550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm totally lost on this and would like someone to please explain it to me in simple terms as possible. The question is \"Write a slope-intercept equation of the line whose graph is described. Parallel to the graph of 2x-y=1, y intercept (0,3)\". There was no graph to go with this. Thank you!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342263 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342263\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay...They need you to find the second equation which parallel with the given line and pass through point (0,3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two lines are parallel when they have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the given line slope is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x - y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y = -2x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the given line slope is m = 2. Thus the new line must have the same slope <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we apply the point-slope formula to write the new equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - yo = m(x - xo)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = 2(x - 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2x + 3 which is the line that you needed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John10:) </SPAN>\n" );
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