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document.write( "Hi, 
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document.write( "*Note: solving for y puts the equation into the slope-intercept form
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document.write( "x + 2y = 8
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document.write( "y = (-1/2)x + 4
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document.write( "y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
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document.write( "(0,4) a Pt on the line and slope (-1/2)tels us: 
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document.write( "(2,3)&(4,2) are also a points on the line (as y decreases by 1, x increases by 2)
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