document.write( "Question 877601: The problem reads, write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line described. through: (5,5) parallel to: y=2/5x+1 \n" ); document.write( "
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Parallel lines have equal slopes.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The slope of \"+y=%282%2F5%29x%2B1\" is 2/5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The slope of this new line is also 2/5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"m+=+2%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x%2Bb\" Plug in \"m+=+2%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+%282%2F5%29%285%29%2Bb\" Plug in (x,y) = (5,5). Solve for b.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+%282%2F5%29%285%2F1%29%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+%282%2A5%29%2F%285%2A1%29%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+10%2F5%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+=+2%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5-2+=+b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3+=+b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"m+=+2%2F5\" and \"b+=+3\", we know the final answer is \"y+=+%282%2F5%29x+%2B+3\"
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