document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967561>Question 967561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation for the line parallel to the line &#8722;25x + 5y = 4 through the point (&#8722;8, &#8722;7) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "an equation for the line parallel to the line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-25x+%2B+5y+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-25x+%2B+5y+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > through the point (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-25x+%2B+5y+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-25x+%2B+5y+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. ..first write it in slope-intercept form to find a slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+25x%2F5+%2B4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+25x%2F5+%2B4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+highlight%285%29x+%2B4%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+highlight%285%29x+%2B4%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....as you can see, the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and we know that the line parallel to this line will have same slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " so far the equation of the parallel  line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=5x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=5x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...we will use given point (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) to find y-intercept <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7=5%28-8%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7=5%28-8%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7=-40%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7=-40%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-7%2B40=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-7%2B40=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so,the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=5x%2B33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=5x%2B33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+50%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-8%2C-7%2C.12%29%2Clocate%28-8%2C-7%2Cp%28-8%2C-7%29%29%2C%0D%0A+graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+50%2C+5x+%2B4%2F5%2C5x%2B33%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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