document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=426051>Question 426051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line with m=1/2 and passing through (10,3). I created a line using the slope given and working backwards, using the points (10, 3). My answer was y=1/2x + 8 1/2 (using my graph paper). What did I do wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use y = mx + b to find b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = (1/2)*10 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (1/2)x - 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure what you did on the graph paper.<BR>\n" );
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