document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=611912>Question 611912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the linear equation that passes through (p,q) and parallel to y = rx + s </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( "slope of parallel line=r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=rx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for b using coordinates of given point (p,q)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "q=rp+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=q-rp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of parallel line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=rx+(q-p)<BR>\n" );
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