document.write( "Question 1184566: Find k so that the line through (5,-2) and(k,2) is parallel to 16x+21y=42 \n" ); document.write( "

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Find k so that the line through (5,-2) and(k,2) is parallel to 16x+21y=42
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Pay NO ATTENTION to the response from the other person.\r\n" );
document.write( "You'll NEVER get the correct answer with his \"interpretation\" of the required equation's slope, namely!\r\n" );
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document.write( "Slope of parallel line, or  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Line through points (5, - 2) and (k, 2) also has a slope (m) of \r\n" );
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document.write( "                                       We then get: \r\n" );
document.write( "   4(k - 5) = - 21 ------- Cross-Multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "    4k - 20 = - 21\r\n" );
document.write( "         4k = - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "CORRECTED!

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