document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551277>Question 551277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Parallel Line To y=7x+4 Through (-8,-3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope of: y=7x+4 is 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line \"parallel\" to this must have the same slope (7).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the slope (7) and the given point (-8, -3) and plug into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (-3) = 7(x - (-8))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 3 = 7(x + 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 3 = 7x + 56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7x + 53 (this is what they're looking for)\r<BR>\n" );
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