document.write( "Question 171849: Please Help! I have five questions I been working on and I am at a stand still. First Question Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m=3(3,2) The equation of the line is y=? (simplify your answer. Use inters or fractions for any number of expression. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #126945 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: I don't mean to be nitpicky, but please use spaces between your problems (as it's hard to find where one problem ends and another begins).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where \"m\" is the slope, and is the given point\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=%283%29%28x-3%29\" Plug in \"m=3\", \"x%5B1%5D=3\", and \"y%5B1%5D=2\" (these values are given)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=3x%2B%283%29%28-3%29\" Distribute \"3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=3x-9\" Multiply \"3\" and \"-3\" to get \"-9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x-9%2B2\" Add 2 to both sides to isolate y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x-7\" Combine like terms \"-9\" and \"2\" to get \"-7\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line with a slope of \"3\" which goes through the point (\"3\",\"2\") is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3x-7\" which is now in \"y=mx%2Bb\" form where the slope is \"m=3\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice if we graph the equation \"y=3x-7\" and plot the point (\"3\",\"2\"), we get (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2By=4\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4-2x\" Subtract \"2x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-2x%2B4\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can see that the equation \"y=-2%2Ax%2B4\" has a slope \"m=-2\" and a y-intercept \"b=4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now to find the slope of the perpendicular line, simply flip the slope \"m=-2\" to get \"m=-1%2F2\". Now change the sign to get \"m=1%2F2\". So the perpendicular slope is \"m=1%2F2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the point slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-7=%281%2F2%29%28x-6%29\" Plug in \"m=1%2F2\", \"x%5B1%5D=6\", and \"y%5B1%5D=7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F2%29x-3%2B7\" Add 7 to both sides. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line perpendicular to \"2x%2By=4\" that goes through the point is \"y=%281%2F2%29x%2B4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Graph of the original equation \"y=-2%2Ax%2B4\" (red) and the perpendicular line \"y=%281%2F2%29x%2B4\" (green) through the point . \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%2B7y=3\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7y=3-8x\" Subtract \"8x\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7y=-8x%2B3\" Rearrange the terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-8x%2B3%29%2F%287%29\" Divide both sides by \"7\" to isolate y.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28%28-8%29%2F%287%29%29x%2B%283%29%2F%287%29\" Break up the fraction.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the point slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y--8=%287%2F8%29%28x-7%29\" Plug in \"m=7%2F8\", \"x%5B1%5D=7\", and \"y%5B1%5D=-8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=7y%2B9\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-9=7y\" Subract 9 from both sides.\r
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