document.write( "Question 639960: Find an equation in standard form of the line with the same x-int as the line whose equation is y=-3/4x+3 and parallel to the line whose equation is x-2y-3=0. \n" ); document.write( "

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-intercept of

. Substitute the value

for

and solve the resulting equation for

. Form the ordered pair

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2: Find the slope of

. Since both variables are on the same side of the equals sign, use the following short-cut method: Divide the opposite of the coefficient on

by the coefficent on

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are the coordinates of the point calculated in step 1 and

is the slope calculated in step 2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4: Arrange the result of step 3 into Standard Form, namely

. If any of your coefficients are other than integers, verify that your teacher/instructor/professor's definition of Standard Form allows coefficients that are not integers. Otherwise, use an appropriate multiplier to convert to integer coefficients.\r
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