document.write( "Question 991502: Find an equation for the line with the given properties. Express the answer using the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Parallel to the line y = -3x; containing the point (2, 3)
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\n" ); document.write( " c. y = -3x + 9
\n" ); document.write( " d. y = -3x
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Since any two parallel lines have the same slope we know the slope of the unknown line is \"-3\" (its from the slope of \"y=-3%2Ax%2B0\" which is also \"-3\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (2,3), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " Point-Slope Formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-3=-3%2A%28x-2%29\" Plug in \"m=-3\", \"x%5B1%5D=2\", and \"y%5B1%5D=3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-3=-3%2Ax%2B%283%29%282%29\" Distribute \"-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-3=-3%2Ax%2B6\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-3%2Ax%2B6%2B3\"Add \"3\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=-3%2Ax%2B9\" Combine like terms
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is parallel to \"y=-3%2Ax%2B0\" and goes through (\"2\",\"3\") is \"y=-3%2Ax%2B9\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=-3%2Ax%2B0\" and \"y=-3%2Ax%2B9\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=-3%2Ax%2B0\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=-3%2Ax%2B9\"(green) that is parallel to the given graph and goes through (\"2\",\"3\")
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your answer is: c. \"y+=+-3x+%2B+9\"
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