document.write( "Question 969647: Im not sure if this question belongs in this section so please forgive me if it isn't but I just don't know where to start with this equation. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Find the equation of the line through (1,3) that is parallel to the line 6x+10y+1=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help me with step by step action because as you can probably tell I have no idea what to do, and a teacher who speeds way past my ability to comprehend. Thank you in advance, the help is much appreciated.
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\n" ); document.write( "Im not sure if this question belongs in this section so please forgive me if it isn't but I just don't know where to start with this equation. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Find the equation of the line through (1,3) that is parallel to the line 6x+10y+1=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help me with step by step action because as you can probably tell I have no idea what to do, and a teacher who speeds way past my ability to comprehend. Thank you in advance, the help is much appreciated.
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y = mx + b ------- Slope-intercept form of a linear equation
\n" ); document.write( "(x, y) being a point on the line, m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your equation: 6x + 10y + 1 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "10y + 1 = - 6x ------ Subtracting 6x
\n" ); document.write( "10y = - 6x - 1 ------ Subtracting 1
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-+6x%29%2F%2810%29+-+1%2F10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-+%283%2F5%29x+-+1%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of above equation: \"m+=+-+3%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Since parallel lines have congruent slopes, slope of new line, or \"m+=+-+3%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Point on line to be formed: (1, 3)
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29\" ------ Point-slope form
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+-+3+=+%28-+3%2F5%29%28x+-+1%29\" ------ Substituting values
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+-+3+=+%28-+3%2F5%29x+%2B+3%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-+3%2F5%29x+%2B+3%2F5+%2B+3\" ------ Adding 3 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-+3%2F5%29x+%2B+3%2F5+%2B+15%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28y+=+%28-+3%2F5%29x+%2B+18%2F5%29\" ----- Equation being sought \n" ); document.write( "
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