document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=817961>Question 817961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you find out if the equation is parallel with the given line and it contains the given point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=1/2x+5 (-6,1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=1/2x+5 (-6,1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two lines are parallel if they have equal slopes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and unequal y-intercepts.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6,1) is on y = (1/2)x+5 if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = (1/2)(-6)+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = -3+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is not true so (-6,1) is not on the line y = (1/2)x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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