document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78734>Question 78734</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line L satisfying the given geometric conditions. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L has y-intercept (0, -3) and is parallel to the line with equation  y = 2/3x + 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = slope and b= y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here, b= -3, as that is your y-intercept.  parallel lines have the same slope, so your slope is m=2/3, the same as in the line they gave.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2/3x -3 </SPAN>\n" );
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