SOLUTION: Find the equation for the line that passes through the point (2,0), and that is parallel to the line with the equation −9/4x+3y=18
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Question 1095740: Find the equation for the line that passes through the point (2,0), and that is parallel to the line with the equation −9/4x+3y=18 Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, Edwin McCravy:Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Every equation with a graph parallel to the graph of
will be of the form
where c is some constant.
To find the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through a given point, simply substitute the x and y values of the given point in the general form to find the value of c. For the point (x,y) = (2,0)...
so the equation is
REVISED SOLUTION: (I overlooked the negative sign on the x term in the given equation....)
Use the same process described above, with the corrected coefficient on the x term.
The variable terms are all the same in equations
of parallel lines. Only the constant terms are
different.
So the easy way is to take the equation
Clear of fractions by multiplying all terms by -4:
Divide through by 3
Take away the constant term -24
Substitute the given point (2,0)
So put for the ???
Edwin
