document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3068>Question 3068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line with a slope of 1/2 is drawn thru point P at (-2,,2). Moving from left to right, what is the next ordered pair of whole numbers on the line?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How does one figure out this answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1301 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=abhinav75><B>abhinav75(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=abhinav75><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1301\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of the line is 1/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now, let us take the equation of the line as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now, m = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, y = 1/2x + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 2y = x + 2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now, it passes through (-2,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(2) = -2 + 2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 4 = -2 + 2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 2c = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> c= 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " so, the equation is : y = 2x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find next ordered pair.. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "now, see that whenever x is a whole number, y wud be a whole number as well.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, if we take x = 0, y =3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, the next pair wud be (0,3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please note that whole numbers start from 0. </SPAN>\n" );
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