SOLUTION: Sketch a line passing through the point (2, 1) and having
slope -1/2
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Question 444723: Sketch a line passing through the point (2, 1) and having
slope -1/2
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sketch a line passing through the point (2, 1) and having
slope -1/2
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Form: y = mx+b
y = 1 when x = 2, and m = -1/2.
Solve for "b":
1 = (-1/2)2 + b
1 = -1 + b
b = 2
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Equation:
y = (-1/2)x+2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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