document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13267>Question 13267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve an equation and leava it in standard form?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ex. parallel to 3x+5y=8,when passing through (-1,7)? CAN ANYONE HELP ME RIGHT NOW? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6637 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rahman><B>rahman(247)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rahman><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://my.opera.com/ammank/albums/showpics.dml?album=200096&picture=3111716 valign=middle><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6637\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have to find the slope of 3x + 5y = 8 with expressing this equation to form: y = mx + c; where m is the slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+5y=8 -----------> 5y = -3x + 8 ------------> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-3%2F5%29%2Ax%2B8%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-3%2F5%29%2Ax%2B8%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, we find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and then, use the formula : y - b = m (x - a)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose (-1,7) as (a,b)and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 7 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%2F5%29%2A%28x-%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%2F5%29%2A%28x-%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 7 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%2F5%29%2A%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%2F5%29%2A%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 7 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%2F5%29%2Ax%2B%28-3%2F5%29%2A1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%2F5%29%2Ax%2B%28-3%2F5%29%2A1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 7 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3x%2F5-3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3x%2F5-3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------------>multiply the side both with 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y - 35 = -3x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y + 3x - 35 + 3 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y + 3x - 32 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK<BR>\n" );
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