document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57797>Question 57797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the equation below.  Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line parallel to the graph of 4x-y=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A line parallel to the graph of 4x-y=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a line is parallel to this line it will have the same slope. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In order to find the slope of a linear equation we put the equation in slope intercept form:<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 the slope=m, and the y-intercept is (0,b).  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+4x-y=0-4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0-y=-4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(-y)=-(-4x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=highlight%284%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=highlight%284%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  the slope of this line is m=4 and the y-intercept is (0,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are an infinite number of lines parallel to 4x-y=0, their slope has to be 4, and their y=intercept has to be anything but (0,0).  (If it's (0,0) it's the same line.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's some example of parallel lines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4x+1000000000000000000000000000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The only thing that matters is that if the line is in slope intercept form, the coefficient of x, m=4 and b is not 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!   </SPAN>\n" );
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