document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16392>Question 16392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how would you write an equation for each line example: through (-2, 1) and parellel to Y = -3x+1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "  if the second line is parallel to the first then write the same equation as the first replacing the constant term with say k which is to be found out <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Y = -3X+k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  if this is passing through -2,1 then this equation should be satisfied by -2,1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     which helps us to find k <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     we get ...1 =-3*(-2)+k = 6+k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        6+k=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      k=1-6 = -5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  hence equation of a parallel line through (-2, 1) is  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "       Y = -3X - 5 <BR>\n" );
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