document.write( "Question 102642: Write an equation in the slope intercept form if possible: The line goes through the (1,4) and is parallel to 5 + 4y = 3x \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #74657 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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First solve for y:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5+%2B+4y+=+3x\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+4y+=+3x-5\" Subtract 5 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+cross%28%281%2F4%29%284%29%29y+=%281%2F4%29%28+3x-5%29\" Multiply both sides by \"1%2F4\" to isolate y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=%281%2F4%293x-%281%2F4%295%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=%283%2F4%293x-5%2F4%29\" Multiply. So now the equation is in slope-intercept form \"y=mx%2Bb\" where the slope is \"m=3%2F4\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-5%2F4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's find the equation of the line that is parallel to \"+y+=%283%2F4%293x-5%2F4%29\" and goes through (1,4)\r
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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 \"3%2F4\" (its from the slope of \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-5%2F4\" which is also \"3%2F4\").\n" ); document.write( "Also since the unknown line goes through (1,4), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the 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-4=%283%2F4%29%2A%28x-1%29\" Plug in \"m=3%2F4\", \"x%5B1%5D=1\", and \"y%5B1%5D=4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-4=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-%283%2F4%29%281%29\" Distribute \"3%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-4=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-3%2F4\" Multiply
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-3%2F4%2B4\"Add \"4\" to both sides to isolate y
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-3%2F4%2B16%2F4\" Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax%2B13%2F4\" Combine the fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax%2B13%2F4\" Reduce any fractions
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line that is parallel to \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-5%2F4\" and goes through (\"1\",\"4\") is \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax%2B13%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So here are the graphs of the equations \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-5%2F4\" and \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax%2B13%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( " graph of the given equation \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax-5%2F4\" (red) and graph of the line \"y=%283%2F4%29%2Ax%2B13%2F4\"(green) that is parallel to the given graph and goes through (\"1\",\"4\")
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