document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=817528>Question 817528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> [ write an equation for the line that is parallel to the given line and that passes through a given [point]. ]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-2/3x+12 (5,-3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-2/3)x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5,-3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "parallel lines have equal slopes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the slope of the new line is the same as the slope of the given line: -2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the point-slope form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point = (5,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (-2/3) = -0.666666...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve the linear equation, plug this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5, -3, -0.666666<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into the \"Point-Slope form: x1 y1 m\" input box of this solver: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/linear-equation-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = -2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept = 0.33333 = 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2/3x + 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve and graph linear equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/linear-equation-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve quadratic equations, quadratic formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-formula-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert fractions, decimals, and percents:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/fraction-decimal-percent.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate and graph the linear regression of any data set:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/linear-regression.php </SPAN>\n" );
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