Problem

Find the equation of a line described as follows, and express your answer in point-slope form, slopeintercept form, and standard form.
Find the equation of the line parallel to the line 3x2y=9
that passes through the point (1,2)

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Final Answer: The equation of the line in point-slope form is y+2=32(x1), in slope-intercept form is y=32x1, and in standard form is 3x+2y=1.

Steps

Step 1 :The slope of a line given by the equation ax+by=c is a/b. So, the slope of the line 3x2y=9 is 3/2. A line parallel to this line will have the same slope. So, the slope of the line we are looking for is also 3/2.

Step 2 :The point-slope form of a line is yy1=m(xx1), where (x1,y1) is a point on the line and m is the slope of the line. We can substitute the given point (1,2) and the slope 3/2 into this equation to find the equation of the line in point-slope form.

Step 3 :The slope-intercept form of a line is y=mx+b, where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept. We can rearrange the point-slope form of the line to find the slope-intercept form.

Step 4 :The standard form of a line is Ax+By=C, where A, B, and C are integers, and A and B are not both zero. We can rearrange the slope-intercept form of the line to find the standard form.

Step 5 :Final Answer: The equation of the line in point-slope form is y+2=32(x1), in slope-intercept form is y=32x1, and in standard form is 3x+2y=1.

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