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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the equation of a line through (0,9) with a slope of 1/2. Write the answer in slope intercept form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine the equation of a line through (0,9) with a slope of 1/2. Write the answer in slope intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope intercept form is = ( y = mx + b ), where \"m\" is the slope.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It has given  us the slope, so we can replace \"m\" with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would be [y = (1/2)x + b], or<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It also gave us a point through the line, (0,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since points are in the form (x,y), we can replace the \"x\" and \"y\" in our equation, ( x = 0)( y = 9), and solve for b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+=+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+=+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can replace the \"b\" with the 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation of the line would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+%281%2F2%29x+%2B+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+%281%2F2%29x+%2B+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check by replacing the \"x\" and \"y\" again with (0,9).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some other points to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+%281%2F2%29x+%2B+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+%281%2F2%29x+%2B+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,10), (-2,8), (-18,0), (6,12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I helped, Levi\r<BR>\n" );
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