document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174565>Question 174565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation of line with slope-1/2,passing thru point(-2,5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the point-slope formula and then write equation in the y-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = (-1/2)(x - (-2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = (-1/2)(x + 2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = (-1/2)(x) - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-1/2)(x) -1 + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-1/2)(x) + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understood? </SPAN>\n" );
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