document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206809>Question 1206809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point (5, 0) and is parallel to the line represented by y = 1.2x + 3.8?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. y = 1.2x - 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. y = -1.2x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. y = 1.2x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. y = -1.2x - 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #844456 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=844456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> general equation is y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the line is parallel, it has the same slope, so the equation for that line becomes y = 1.2 + b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the line passes through the point (5,0), then x-coordinate is 5 and y-coordinate is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace y with 0 and x with 5 in the equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 1.2 * 5 + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for b to get b = -6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation of the line parallel to the given line and passing through the point (5,0) is y = 1.2x - 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's what both lines look like on a graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that the lines are parallel because the vertical distance between the lines is the same at x = 0 and x = 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that would be 9.8 in both cases.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at x = 0, the difference in y is 3.8 - -6 = 3.8 + 6 = 9.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at x = 5, the difference in y is 9.8 - 0 = 9.8 </SPAN>\n" );
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