Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 11 - Cumulative Review - Page 670: 9

Answer

$y=\frac{3}{2}x-\frac{13}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Write $3x-2y=6$ in slope-intercept form by isolating $y$ to obtain: $-2y=-3x+6 \\\frac{-2y}{-2} = \frac{-3x+6}{-2} \\y=\frac{3}{2}x-3$ This means that the equation $3x-2y=6$ is equivalent to $y=\frac{3}{2}x-3$. The graph of this equation is a line whose slope is $\frac{3}{2}$. RECALL: Two lines are parallel if they have the same slope but different y-intercepts. Thus, the slope of the line we are looking for is also $\frac{3}{2}$. This means that the tentative equation of the line we are looking for is $y=\frac{3}{2}x+b$. The line contains the point $(3, -2)$. This means that the coordinates of this point satisfy the equation of the line we are looking for. Substitute the x and y values of this point into the tentative equation to obtain: $y=\frac{3}{2}x+b \\-2=\frac{3}{2}(3) + b \\-2=\frac{9}{2}+b \\-2-\frac{9}{2}=b \\-\frac{4}{2} - \frac{9}{2}=b \\-\frac{13}{2} = b$ Therefore, the equation of the line that passes through the point $(3, -2)$ and is parallel to $3x-2y=6$ is $\color{blue}{y=\frac{3}{2}x-\frac{13}{2}}$.
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