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document.write( "Graph the line that passes through (3,1) parallel to a line whose slope is -0.5
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document.write( "  y = -.5x + b  |using order pair Pt(3,1) to solve for b
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document.write( "  1 = -1.5 + b
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document.write( "  2.5 = b
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document.write( "  y = (-1/2)x + 5/2  |y-intercept is Pt(0,5/2)
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document.write( "Note: as y increases/decreases by 1, x increases/decreases by 2 in opposite direction
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document.write( "  Pt(2, 3/2) and Pt(-2, 7/2) on the Line.  Plotting Pts and connecting with line
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