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Use the given conditions to write an equation for the line in​ point-slope form and general form.
Passing through left parenthesis negative 6 comma 9 right parenthesis and parallel to the line whose equation is 5 x minus 8 y minus 3 equals 0
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The equation of the line in​ point-slope form is
  
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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To begin, we need to find the slope of the line given by the equation \(5x - 8y - 3 = 0\). We can rewrite this equation in slope-intercept form \(y = mx + b\) to identify the slope \(m\).

Starting with the given equation:

\[
5x - 8y - 3 = 0
\]

we can rearrange it to solve for \(y\):

\[
-8y = -5x + 3
\]

Dividing every term by -8 gives:

\[
y = \frac{5}{8}x - \frac{3}{8}
\]

From this, we see that the slope \(m\) of the original line is \(\frac{5}{8}\). Since we want to find the equation of a line that is parallel to this one, it will have the same slope: \(\frac{5}{8}\).

Now, we will use the point-slope form of the equation of a line, which is given by:

\[
y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)
\]

where \((x_1, y_1)\) is a point on the line and \(m\) is the slope. For this problem, the point is \((-6, 9)\) and the slope \(m\) is \(\frac{5}{8}\).

Substituting the values into the point-slope form:

\[
y - 9 = \frac{5}{8}(x - (-6))
\]

Simplifying this gives:

\[
y - 9 = \frac{5}{8}(x + 6)
\]

This is the equation in point-slope form.

Now, let's write it in general form. We start from the point-slope form and manipulate it:

\[
y - 9 = \frac{5}{8}(x + 6)
\]

Multiply both sides by 8 to eliminate the fraction:

\[
8(y - 9) = 5(x + 6)
\]

Distributing both sides results in:

\[
8y - 72 = 5x + 30
\]

Rearranging this gives:

\[
-5x + 8y - 72 - 30 = 0
\]

or

\[
-5x + 8y - 102 = 0
\]

Multiplying through by -1 to make the leading coefficient positive gives the general form:

\[
5x - 8y + 102 = 0
\]

### Final Answers:

**Point-Slope Form:**
\[
y - 9 = \frac{5}{8}(x + 6)
\]

**General Form:**
\[
5x - 8y + 102 = 0
\]

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