document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=957154>Question 957154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lines L an M have the same slope. The Equation of line L is 4y=x. Line M passes through (0,-5). What is the equation of line M? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=584807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Line L is also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the slope is found by inspection to be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of line M is also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  because L and M are PARALLEL.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Line M is some unknown line  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%2F4%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%2F4%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  containing the point (0,-5).  The point is obviously the vertical axis intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=x%2F4-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=x%2F4-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using slope-intercept form. </SPAN>\n" );
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