SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line containing the point (4,1) and having a slope of -1/3. How do I solve this?

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Question 144881This question is from textbook prentice hall algebra 1
: Find the equation of the line containing the point (4,1) and having a slope of -1/3. How do I solve this?This question is from textbook prentice hall algebra 1

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Find the equation of the line containing the point (4,1) and having a slope of -1/3.
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Use the point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1)
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In this problem x1=4; y1=1 and m=-1%2F3
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y - 1 = -1%2F3(x - 4)
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y - 1 = -1%2F3x + 4%2F3
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y = -1%2F3x + 4%2F3 + 1
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y = -1%2F3x + 4%2F3 + 3%2F3
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y = -1%2F3x + 7%2F3