document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=574709>Question 574709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write equation of the line containing given point and parallel to the given line.Express your answers in form y=mx+b for (2, -4); 9x + 8y =3 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's put this  9x + 8y =3 in y=mx+b form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-9/8(x)+3/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we know the slope is -9/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug in (2,-4) to find b:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4=-9/8(2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for b to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-7/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know the equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-9/8(x)-7/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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