SOLUTION: write an equation of the line that contains the indicated point and meets the indicated condition(s). Write the final answer in the standard form Ax +By= C, A ≥0.

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Question 935342: write an equation of the line that contains the indicated point and meets the indicated condition(s). Write the final answer in the standard form Ax +By= C, A ≥0.

(5, 0); parallel to 3x - 2y = 4

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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an equation of the line that passing through point (5,+0); parallel to 3x+-2y+=+4:
3x+-4+=+2y
y=%283%2F2%29x+-2+

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line Parallel or Perpendicular to a Given Line


Since any two parallel lines have the same slope we know the slope of the unknown line is 3%2F2 (its from the slope of y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax%2B2 which is also 3%2F2). Also since the unknown line goes through (5,0), we can find the equation by plugging in this info into the point-slope formula

Point-Slope Formula:

y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 where m is the slope and (x%5B1%5D,y%5B1%5D) is the given point



y-0=%283%2F2%29%2A%28x-5%29 Plug in m=3%2F2, x%5B1%5D=5, and y%5B1%5D=0



y-0=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-%283%2F2%29%285%29 Distribute 3%2F2



y-0=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2 Multiply



y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2%2B0Add 0 to both sides to isolate y

y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2%2B0%2F2 Make into equivalent fractions with equal denominators



y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2 Combine the fractions



y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2 Reduce any fractions

So the equation of the line that is parallel to y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax%2B2 and goes through (5,0) is y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2


So here are the graphs of the equations y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax%2B2 and y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2



graph of the given equation y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax%2B2 (red) and graph of the line y=%283%2F2%29%2Ax-15%2F2(green) that is parallel to the given graph and goes through (5,0)




so, your line is the line y=%283%2F2%29x-15%2F2
in the standard form Ax+%2BBy=+C, A+%3E=0 is:
y=%283%2F2%29x-15%2F2...both sides multiply by 2
2y=3x-15
15=3x-2y
3x-2y=15