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document.write( "y = 7x-2 is in slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope, m = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallel lines have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use y = mx + b and the point to find b, the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = 7*1 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 7x - 5<BR>\n" );
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