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document.write( "Write the equation of the line L satisfying the given geometric conditions.
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document.write( " L has y-intercept (0, -3) and is parallel to the line with equation y=2/3x+1.\r
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document.write( "  Slope - Intercept formula \r
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document.write( "         y = mx + b, where m = slope and b = y-intercept\r
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document.write( " Remember that if the lines are parallel to each other,
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document.write( " The slope are equal.
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document.write( " Since a line y = (2/3)x + 1 is parallel to the line we are looking for,
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document.write( " m = 2/3 and according to the given y-intercept = -3\r
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document.write( " so the equation of the line we are looking for is\r
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document.write( "               y = (2/3)x - 3\r
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document.write( "If you want to see the graph, here it is\r
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document.write( "The red line is the graph of y = (2/3)x + 1
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document.write( "The green line is the graph of y = (2/3)x - 3
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document.write( "Notice that the line are parallel to each other.\r
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