document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=82957>Question 82957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please, please show me how to do this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write the equation of the line which passes through the point (2, 1) and is parallel to the line with equation y=5/2 x+6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #59565 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=59565\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ANY PARALLEL LINE TO Y=5/2X+6 HAS A SLOPE OF (5/2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS THE LINE PARALLEL TO THIS LINE THROUGH THE POINTS (2,1) IS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=5/2*2+b b BEING THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-4 THE Y IMTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS THE EQUATION FOR THIS LINE IS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=5/2X-5 ANSWER. </SPAN>\n" );
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