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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( " where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
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document.write( "Find the equation of the line that passes through (1,3) and parallel to 2x-3y=5
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document.write( "2x-3y=5   OR    y = (2/3)x - 5/3  m = 2/3
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document.write( "Parallel Lines have equal slopes:
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document.write( " y = (2/3)x + b    ||Using Pt(1,3) to solve for b
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document.write( " 3 = 2/3 + b
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document.write( " 7/3 = b
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document.write( " y = (2/3)x + 7/3  or   2x-3y = -7   \n" );
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