document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883937>Question 883937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> give the linear function for the line parallel to f(x)=7 and passing through (4,-1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)=7 is the same as f(x)=0x+7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That has a slope of 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anything parallel to this line will also have a slope of 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 0x + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation must go through (4,-1). So that means b must be equal to -1 to force the y coordinate of each point to be -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer is <font color=\"red\">f(x) = -1</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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