document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102805>Question 102805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a dog of a time trying to solve these problems, please help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation of the line which passes through the point (2, 1) and is parallel to the line with equation y = 5/2x+6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line passing through (7, 17) and (5, y) is parallel to a line with slope 6.  What is the value of y?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (9, 6) and (1, 2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of the line passing through the points (1, 2) and (3, 6).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me figure it out, thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you find the slope of a line by dividing the change (difference) in the y values by the change (difference) in the x values\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "parallel lines have the SAME slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation will be the same except for the y-intercept value (6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the new value by plugging the point into the equation ... 1=(5/2)(2)+? ... 1=5+(-4) ... y=(5/2)x-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is 6 ... if x changes -2 then y must change (-2)(6)=-12 ... 17-12=5 ... y=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y changes 6-2 or 4 ... x changes 9-1 or 8 ... slope is 4/8 or 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can finish the last one </SPAN>\n" );
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