document.write( "Question 490189: HELP !!! I NEED UR HELP !!
\n" ); document.write( "A straight line with equation 2y=kx+h passes through the points (-3,6) and (1,11). Find the value of k and h.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #333911 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"+2y+=+kx+%2B+h+\"
\n" ); document.write( "passes through the points
\n" ); document.write( "(-3,6) and (1,11)
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug in (x,y) = (-3,6)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2A6+=+k%2A%28-3%29+%2B+h+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+12+=+-3k+%2B+h+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(x,y) = (1,11)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2A11+=+k%2A1+%2B+h+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+22+=+k+%2B+h+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite both equations in reverse order
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+h+-+3k+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+h+%2B+k+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+h+%2B+k+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-h+%2B+3k+=+-12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4k+=+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+k+=+5%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h+%2B+k+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h+%2B+5%2F2+=+22+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2h+%2B+5+=+44+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2h+=+39+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h+=+39%2F2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "Does the equation pass through the points?
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y+=+kx+%2B+h+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2y+=+%285%2F2%29%2Ax+%2B+39%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%285%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+39%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(-3,6)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+=+%285%2F4%29%2A%28-3%29+%2B+39%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+=+-15%2F4+%2B39%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+=+24%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( "(1,11)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y+=+%285%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+39%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+11+=+%285%2F4%29%2A1+%2B+39%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+11+=+44%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+11+=+11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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