document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840987>Question 840987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line parallel to 4x + 9y = 14 and passing through the point (0,5).  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506553 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sheldonbbtrocks><B>sheldonbbtrocks(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sheldonbbtrocks><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=sheldonbbtrocks><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506553\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parallel lines always have the same slope, so we need to determine the slope of this line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+9y=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9y=-4x+14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(-4/9)x+(14/9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is -4/9, new we need to plug in our point and slope to the point slope formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-y1=m(x-x1); where m is the slope, x1 is the x-coordinate, and y1 is the y coordinate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-5=-4/9(x-0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-5=-4/9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[y=-4/9x+5]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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