document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124546>Question 124546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of a line parallel to -2x + 5y = 6 and having a y-intercept of -3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To understand this problem better, first convert it to slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2/5x+1 1/5<br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you know that the slope is 2/5, and the y-intercept is 1 1/5. For a line to be parallel, it must have the same slope, so all you change in this equation is the y-intercept, which is -3.<br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So your new equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2/5x-3<BR>\n" );
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