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In the xy-plane, line passes through the point and is parallel to the line represented by the equation . If line also passes through the point , what is the value of ?
In the xy -plane, line l passes through the point 0 , 0 and is parallel
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Answer explanation
The correct answer is . A line in the xy-plane can be defined by the equation , where is the slope of the line and is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the line. It's given that line passes through the point . Therefore, the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of line is . It's given that line is parallel to the line represented by the equation . Since parallel lines have the same slope, it follows that the slope of line is . Therefore, line can be defined by an equation in the form , where and . Substituting for and for in yields the equation , or . If line passes through the point , then when , for the equation . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or .
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