document.write( "Question 100730: Write the equation of the line L satisfying the given geometric conditions.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L has y-intercept (0,-3) and is parallel to the line with equation y=2/3x+1
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line

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\n" ); document.write( " Since any two parallel lines have the same slope we know the slope of the unknown line is \"2%2F3\" (its from the slope of \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax%2B1\" which is also \"2%2F3\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (0,-3), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( " Point-Slope Formula:
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where m is the slope and (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") is the given point
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B3=%282%2F3%29%2A%28x-0%29\" Plug in \"m=2%2F3\", \"x%5B1%5D=0\", and \"y%5B1%5D=-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B3=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-%282%2F3%29%280%29\" Distribute \"2%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y%2B3=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-0%2F3\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-0%2F3-3\"Subtract \"-3\" from both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-0%2F3-9%2F3\" Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-9%2F3\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-3\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is parallel to \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax%2B1\" and goes through (\"0\",\"-3\") is \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax%2B1\" and \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax%2B1\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%282%2F3%29%2Ax-3\"(green) that is parallel to the given graph and goes through (\"0\",\"-3\")
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