document.write( "Question 64862: L has y-intercept (0, -3) and is parallel to the line with equation y=2/3x+1. \n" ); document.write( "
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L has y-intercept (0, -3) and is parallel to \r\n" );
document.write( "the line with equation y = (2/3)x + 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We compare the equation \r\n" );
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document.write( " y = (2/3)x + 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "to the slope-y-intercept formula\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = mx + b\r\n" );
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document.write( "and we can see that the slope is m = 2/3 \r\n" );
document.write( "and the y-intercept is (0,b) = (0,1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "A line parallel to that one has the same \r\n" );
document.write( "slope, m = 2/3 but has a different \r\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept, (0,b) = (0,-3), so its\r\n" );
document.write( "equation must be\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = mx + b\r\n" );
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document.write( " y = (2/3)x - 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "(just like the original line's equation\r\n" );
document.write( "but with a different value for b.\r\n" );
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