Problem

Find the equation of the line parallel to the line 4x2y=6 and passing through the point (1,2)

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Step5: Simplify the equation to slope-intercept form to get the equation of the line.

Steps

Step 1 :Step1: Convert the equation of the line into slope-intercept form (y=mx+b), where m is the slope. The slope of a parallel line would be the same. So, rearrange 4x2y=6 to slope-intercept form to find the slope.

Step 2 :Step2: 4x2y=6 can be written as 2y=4x6, and then y=2x3. So, the slope m of the line is 2.

Step 3 :Step3: Use the point-slope form of a line, which is yy1=m(xx1), where (x1,y1) is a given point on the line (in this case, (1,2)) and m is the slope of the line. Substituting the given point and the slope into the equation gives us the equation of the line.

Step 4 :Step4: Substituting m=2, x1=1, and y1=2 into yy1=m(xx1) gives y2=2(x1).

Step 5 :Step5: Simplify the equation to slope-intercept form to get the equation of the line.

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