Problem

Find the equation of the line parallel to the line 3x4y=12 and passing through the point (2,3).

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Step 4: Simplifying the equation, we get: y+3=34x32 y=34x323 y=34x92

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Step 1 :Step 1: Convert the given line to slope-intercept form (y=mx+b), where m is the slope. So, we have: 3x4y=12y=34x3 The slope of this line is 34.

Step 2 :Step 2: A line parallel to another line will have the same slope. So, the slope of the line we are trying to find is also 34.

Step 3 :Step 3: We know the slope (m) and a point on the line ((2,3)). We can plug these values into the point-slope form of a line equation: yy1=m(xx1) where (x1,y1) are the coordinates of the known point. Substituting for m, x1, and y1, we get: y(3)=34(x2)

Step 4 :Step 4: Simplifying the equation, we get: y+3=34x32 y=34x323 y=34x92

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