document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=553571>Question 553571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the line that passes through (1, 2) and is parallel to the line whose equation is 2x + y - 1 = 0? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - y - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y + 4 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "put:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into \"slope-intercept\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now, we know the slope is -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"parallel\" lines must have the same slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use -2 and (1,2) to populate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 2 = -2(x - 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 2 = -2x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x + 4 (slope-intercept form)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y -4 = 0 (standard form) (answer)<BR>\n" );
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