SOLUTION: Write an equation in general form parallel to x- 2Y = 5 and containing the origin

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Question 1108729: Write an equation in general form parallel to x- 2Y = 5 and containing the origin
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Any equation in general form that is parallel to x-2y=5 will have the form x-2y=k for some constant k.

Since you want the line to contain the origin, x=0 and y=0 must satisfy the equation.

0+-+2%280%29+=+0
so k is 0; the equation is x-2y+=+0