document.write( "Question 647772: write an equation of a line containing the given point (8,-6) parallel to 2x-3y=7 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "write an equation of a line containing the given point (8,-6) parallel to 2x-3y=7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x - 3y = 7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "- 3y = - 2x + 7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-+2%2F-3%29x+%2B+7%2F-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+7%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the lines are parallel, then the equation will have the same slope of m = \"2%2F3\". Point = (8, - 6)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29\" ------- Point-slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+-+-+6+=+%282%2F3%29%28x+-+8%29\" ------- Applying the point-slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+6+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+%282%2F3%298\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+16%2F3+-+6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+16%2F3+-+18%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28y+=+%282%2F3%29x+-+34%2F3%29\"\r
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