document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54337>Question 54337</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the equasion, which if plotted would be parallel to y=2x and cuts the y axis at (0,4) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36598 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=36598\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope intercept form of an equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (0,b) is the y-intercept (the point where the line crosses the y axis).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallel lines are lines that if they went on forever they would never touch because they have the same exact slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line y=2x has a slope of 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line that is parallel to that line but going through the y-axis at (0,4) would have an m=2 and a b=4.  Plug those numbers into your slope-intercep form of the line and you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=2x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=2x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The lines look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x is red<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x+4 is green<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C2x%2C2x%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C2x%2C2x%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope that helps you see what I mean about parallel lines.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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