document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=16959>Question 16959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My problem is: Given the line 2y=-4x+8, write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form: being parallel to the given line, with a y-intercept of 3.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8248 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8248\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember that the slope-intercept form of the equation for a line gives you two pieces of information. The slope, m, and the y-intercept, b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Remember too, that parallel lines have identical slopes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have all of the neccessary information to write down the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 2y = -4x + 8.  You need to find the slope of this line which you can do by writing the equation in the slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2y+=+-4x+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2y+=+-4x+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-2x+%2B+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-2x+%2B+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So the slope, m, is -2. This will be the slope of the new line as well. You are also given the y-intercept of the new line, b = 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation of the new line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-2x+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-2x+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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