document.write( "Question 700142: write an equation in slope intercept form of the line that passes through the given point and is parallel to the graph of the given equation. (4,2) x = -3
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is a vertical line, hence any line parallel to it must also be vertical. All vertical lines have an undefined slope, so you cannot write an equation in slope-intercept form if the slope number is undefined. Also, with the exception of the line

, all vertical lines are parallel to and do not intersect the

-axis. This means that the

-intercept does not exist or, in the singular case of

, there are infinite

-intercepts so the

-coordinate of the

-intercept would be impossible to uniquely specify in a slope-intercept form equation.\r
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where

is the

-coordinate of any point through which the line passes. Since you are given the point

you have enough information to write the desired equation.\r
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