document.write( "Question 918917: The equation of line q is 5y - 4x = 10. Write the standard form of the equation of the line that fits the following description:\r
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The equation of line \"q\" is \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=%284%2F5%29x+%2B+2\"\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Since any two parallel lines have the same slope we know the slope of the unknown line is \"4%2F5\" (its from the slope of \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B2\" which is also \"4%2F5\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (-15,8), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-8=%284%2F5%29%2A%28x%2B15%29\" Plug in \"m=4%2F5\", \"x%5B1%5D=-15\", and \"y%5B1%5D=8\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-8=%284%2F5%29%2Ax-%284%2F5%29%28-15%29\" Distribute \"4%2F5\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-8=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B60%2F5\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B60%2F5%2B8\"Add \"8\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B60%2F5%2B40%2F5\" Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B100%2F5\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B20\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is parallel to \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B2\" and goes through (\"-15\",\"8\") is \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B20\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B2\" and \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B20\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B2\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%284%2F5%29%2Ax%2B20\"(green) that is parallel to the given graph and goes through (\"-15\",\"8\")
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