SOLUTION: point slope formula with function, what do i do with the function {{{y-3=1/3(x-2)}}} I need explantion on the function

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Question 475975: point slope formula with function, what do i do with the function
y-3=1%2F3%28x-2%29 I need explantion on the function
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Point-slope formulas only work with linear functions, in which this function is not. If you really want the slope, then we have





Or, in the case where you actually mean

, then the slope is 3 and the line runs through the point (2,3) (hence, point-slope).