document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1004277>Question 1004277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope-intercept form of the equation that passes through the given point and is parallel to the given line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2,-7) and y=x-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=[]x+[] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(2,-7) and y=x-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope of the given line = m = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form of the answer:: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for x,y, and m ; solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7 = 1*2 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x - 9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=[]x+[]  </SPAN>\n" );
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