document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001878>Question 1001878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the slope intercept equation for a line passing through the given point that is parallel to the given line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3, 5),  &#119910;=2/7&#119909;+1 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3, 5), &#119910;=2/7&#119909;+1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of a line in slope-intercept form:y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(2/7)x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope,m=2/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallel lines have the same slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(2/7)x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using given coordinates(3,5) on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y-(2/7)x=5-(2/7)*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-6/7=35/7-6/7=29/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation of line: y=(2/7)x+29/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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