document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=718005>Question 718005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parallel to x - y = 4 and passing through (-3,2) Express in standard form </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope-intercept form is y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y = -x + 4 {subtracted x from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 4 {divided each side by -1}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "point is (-3,2) slope is 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1) {point-slope form}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 2 = 1[x - (-3)] {substituted into point-slope form}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 2 = x + 3 {simplified}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x + y = 5 {put into standard form}<BR>\n" );
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