document.write( "Question 426051: 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? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Find the equation of the line with m=1/2 and passing through (10,3).
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( " where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  
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document.write( "  y = (1/2)x + b    | using Pt (10,3) to solve for b
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document.write( "  3 = 5 + b
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document.write( " -2 = b
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document.write( "   y = (1/2)x -2 
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