document.write( "Question 1011363: find the standard form for the equation of the line which passes through the point (-1,-2) and is parallel to the line that has the equation of 6x +2y = 4
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document.write( "Equations of parallel lines are just alike except for the constant term,\r\n" );
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document.write( "So any line parallel to the line that has the equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 2y = 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "has the equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 2y = k, where k is some constant other than 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the line goes through the point (-1,-2) we substitute\r\n" );
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document.write( "-1 for x and -2 for y\r\n" );
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document.write( "6(-1) + 2(-2) = k\r\n" );
document.write( "       -6 - 4 = k\r\n" );
document.write( "          -10 = k\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we substitute -10 that for k and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "6x + 2y = -10\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you like you can divide it through by 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "3x + y = -5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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