Difference between revisions of "Euclid 2019/Problem 2"

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(c) The line with equation <math>x+3y=7</math> is parallel to the line with equation <math>y=mx+b</math>. The line with equation <math>y=mx+b</math>
 
(c) The line with equation <math>x+3y=7</math> is parallel to the line with equation <math>y=mx+b</math>. The line with equation <math>y=mx+b</math>
passes through the point <math>(9, 2)</math>. Determine the value of <math>b</math>.
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passes through the point <math>(9, 2)</math>. Determine the value of <math>b</math>.
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==

Latest revision as of 11:44, 13 October 2025

Problem

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(c) The line with equation $x+3y=7$ is parallel to the line with equation $y=mx+b$. The line with equation $y=mx+b$ passes through the point $(9, 2)$. Determine the value of $b$.

Solution

(a)

(b)

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