document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933837>Question 933837</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of a line in standard form passing through the point (2,9) and parallel to the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=2x+15 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5y=2x+15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "standard form of equation for a line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parallel lines have the same slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=2x+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x/5+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope of this parallel line=2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation of given line: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using coordinates(2,9) of given point on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=2*2/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=9-4/5=45/5-4/5=41/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation:y=2x/5+41/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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