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Question 18818: Please help - my son is having problems, & I can't help - here is the ?
Write the standard form of an equation of the line that passes through the given point and has the give slope
(1,1), 1/4
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The standard form for a linear equation is: Ax + By = C
Since you are given the slope and a point on the line (1, 1), you could start with the slope-intercept form of the equation:
Substitute the given slope
Now substitute the x- and y-coordinates from the given point and solve for b, the y-intercept.
Subtract from both sides.
Now write the slope-intercept form of the equation:
Finally, convert this to the standard form:
Clear the fractions by multiplying through by the denominator (4).
There it is!

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