document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124576>Question 124576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can I have some help finding an equation of the line through (0, 9) and parallel to the line passing through (1, 7) and (-6, 3)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok, you already know that the y-intercept is 9. Now you need to find the slope, because parallel lines always have the same slope. You do this using this formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So plug in the values:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=%283-7%29%2F%28-6-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=%283-7%29%2F%28-6-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=%28-4%29%2F-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=%28-4%29%2F-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >or<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you know the slope, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now you put these values into a slope-intercept form equation to get your answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4/7x+9<br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To check, insert the x and y values of the only known coordinate on this line, which is (0,9).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=4/7(0)+9<br><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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