document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=770564>Question 770564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, my homework is asking me to find the slope of a line that is parallel to the line 5x-7y= 28. My prior notes tell me that if lines are parallel, then the lines have the same slope. If that is true, i thought it should be 5. The answer tells me it is 5/7. I am very confused and I don't understand how to get 5/7. Please help, thank you. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #469572 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=469572\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x-7y= 28<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7y = 5x - 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (5/7)x - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is the coefficient of x, 5/7, when the equation is in this form,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "called slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for y puts it in that form.<BR>\n" );
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