document.write( "Question 432462: Could someone please show me step by step how to find an equation of the line containing the given pair points (1/4,-1/2) and (3/4,2) What is the equation of the line x=___ ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "(3/4,  2)
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document.write( "(1/4,-1/2) = 10/2 = 5
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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 = 5x + b
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document.write( " 2 = (5)*2/3 + b
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document.write( " -4/3 = b
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document.write( "   y = 5x -4/3  \n" );
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