document.write( "Question 71209: given the equatoin y=x\r
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\"y=x\"
\n" ); document.write( "When in the form \"y=mx+%2B+b\", m is the slope
\n" ); document.write( "For \"y=x\", b = 0, and m = 1
\n" ); document.write( "a) A parallel line would have the same slope
\n" ); document.write( "as the equation, m=1
\n" ); document.write( "b) The slope of a perrendicular line has slope= \"-%281%2Fm%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-%281%2F1%29+=+-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "c) By the point-slope formula,
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+%28-3%29%29+%2F+%28x+-+%28-2%29%29+=+-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y%2B3%29+%2F+%28x%2B2%29+=+-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+3+=+-x+-+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-x+-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "check this
\n" ); document.write( "The slope is -1, as needed. does it go through (-2,-3)?
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3+=+-%28-2%29+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3+=+2+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3+=+-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Pick any value for x, then find y. Now
\n" ); document.write( "you have 2 points and can graph it by hand or computer
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