document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182886>Question 1182886</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WRITE THE EQUATION OF THE LINE PARALLEL TO 4X-5Y-10=0 THAT PASSES THROUGH (0,-3). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The process used by the other tutor is valid; but as usual her work contains errors, leading to a wrong answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But her process is not very efficient; it is not necessary to find the slope of the given line to solve the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Instead, use the fact that any line parallel to the given line 4x-5y-10=0 will have an equation of the form 4x-5y+C=0.  Plug in the coordinates of the given point to find the value of C to complete the equation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(0)-5(-3)+C = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+C = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = -15<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 4x-5y-15=0<br><BR>\n" );
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