SOLUTION: How do you find the line parallel to another line ex. x + 2y = 7

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Question 8240: How do you find the line parallel to another line ex. x + 2y = 7
Answer by glabow(165) About Me  (Show Source):
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A parallel line to a given line is one that has the same slope, but a different y-intercept.
The slope-intercept form of the equation of the line x+2y = 7 is y = -1/2 x + 7/2
So any line with the equation y = -1/2 x + b [b not equal 7/2] will be parallel.
Here's a graph of a couple of such lines with b= 3/2 and 6: