document.write( "Question 650122: 2x - 5y = 10 with a y-intercept of (0,-1).Write the equation of the parallel line in slope-intercept form and then write the equation in standard form. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "2x - 5y = 10   Or  y = (2/5)x - 2
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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. m = 2/5
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document.write( "parallel Lines have identical slopes
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document.write( " y = (2/5)x + b    | Using Ordered pair(x,y), Pt(0,-1) to solve for b
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document.write( "   -1 = b
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document.write( " y = (2/5)x -1    0r    2x-5y = 5 
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