document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61185>Question 61185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please show me how to get this equation. write the equation of the line which passes through the point(2,1) and is parallelto the line with equation y=5/2x+6 Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42128 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42128\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=5/2X+6 HAS A SLOPE OF 5/2 AND PASSES THROUGH POINTS(2,1) THEN<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=5/2*2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=1-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-4 THUS THE EQUATION FOR THIS LINE IS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5/2X-4 </SPAN>\n" );
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