document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=149287>Question 149287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the slope-intercept equation of the line l that goes through (12, 3) and has a slopeof 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 3 = 1/3*(x - 12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y - 9 = x - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 3y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y intercept is where x = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, 0 - 3y = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1 is the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So y = x/3 - 1 (same as the equation above) </SPAN>\n" );
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