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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Q: Write equation of line through (2,-3) parallel to 2x-3y=0. Write equation is standard form.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x-3y=0 <=== I found a slope of 2/3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y-(-3)=2/3(x-2)
\n" ); document.write( "y+3=2/3(x-2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then to Standard form:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y+3=2/3x-4
\n" ); document.write( "y+3-3=2/3x-4-3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From there:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I subtracted -2/3 from both sides and arrived at: -2/3x+y=-7\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your next step should have been to get rid of the fractional slope by multiplying by the denominator, namely 3:\r
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