document.write( "Question 362122: Please help me write an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the given points (1/2,-1), (-2/3,6)...I always have trouble with fractions...thanks so much! \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #258364 by HasanSahin(52) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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If you have 2 points you can write the equation of this line such that;
\n" ); document.write( "First you will name the points as x1,y1 and x2,y2 such that in your question (1/2,-1) is (x2,y2) and (-2/3,6) is (x1,y1) and (x,y) is unknown.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28x2-x%29+%2F+%28x2-x1%29+=+%28y-y2%29+%2F+%28y2-y1%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F2-x%29+%2F+%281%2F2-%28-2%2F3%29%29+=+%28y-%28-1%29%29+%2F+%28-1-6%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F2-x%29+%2F+%281%2F2%2B2%2F3%29+=+%28y%2B1%29+%2F+%28-7%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F2-x%29+%2F+%285%2F6%29+=+%28y%2B1%29+%2F+%28-7%29+\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We have to put this equation like y = mx + n where m is the slop.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It's $\"+y+=+%2842%2F5%29x+%2B+16%2F5+\"$ so m = +42/5\r
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