document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=564898>Question 564898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the equation of a line parallel to 5x-3y+9=0 and passes through(3,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-3y+9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rewrite given equation in standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=5x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x/3+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lines parallel to each other have the same slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for line parallel to given equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for b using coordinates of given point (3,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=5*3/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation: y=5x/3-7 </SPAN>\n" );
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