document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=731527>Question 731527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of a line passing through the point (5, 3) and parallel to the line y=-3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #447151 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=447151\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any line parallel to y = -3 will be of the form y = k, where k is any number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, k has to be 3 since y = 3 goes through the point (5,3). Basically all points on the line y = 3 have a y coordinate of 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <font color=\"red\">y = 3</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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