document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=91884>Question 91884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help solve!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation in standard form for each line that satifies the given conditions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) parallel to 5x + y = 3 and passes through (0,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) parallel to the y axis and passes through (1, -2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #66789 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathispowerful><B>mathispowerful(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathispowerful><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=66789\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) parallel to 5x + y = 3 and passes through (0,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) parallel to the y axis and passes through (1, -2) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) \"parallel to 5x + y = 3\" indicates they have same slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope in the given equation is -5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so let y = -5x + b represent the equation in the question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since it passes through (0,1), replace x by 0, y by 1, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 = b, so the answer is  y = -5x + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "standard format: 5x + y = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) since the line is parallel to the y axis, its x value won't change,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the equation is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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