document.write( "Question 519615: Please help me answer these 5 questions:\r
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document.write( "1.) Find the slope and equations of the line through the points (1,2) and (5,2)
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document.write( "2.) Find the equation of the line through point (0,-3) with a slope of 2
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document.write( "3.) Find the slope and the equations of the line through the points (-1,2) and (4,(-1/2))
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document.write( "4.) Find the equation of the vertical line through the point (7,-2)
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document.write( "5.) Find the equation of the line through the point (5,7) with a slope of 2.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #345708 by oberobic(2304)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your best chance of an answer is to ask one question at a time, not five. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "1) m = change in y / change in x = rise over the run = (y-y1)/(x-x1) \n" ); document.write( "m = (2-2)/(1-4) \n" ); document.write( "m = 0/-3 = 0 which is a horizontal line \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "2) y = 2x -3 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "3) See below. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "4) Vertical line through (7,-2) is x=7 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "5) See below. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "3) slope and equation of line through (-1,2) and (4,-1/2). \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "m = 2-(-1/2) / -1-4 \n" ); document.write( "m = 2+1/2 / -5 \n" ); document.write( "m = (5/2) / -5 = -1/2 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y = -1/2x + b \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "use one of the known points to find 'b' \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "2 = -1/2(-1) +b \n" ); document.write( "2 = 1/2 +b \n" ); document.write( "b = 3/2 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y = -1/2x + 3/2 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y-intercept occurs where x=0, which is (0,3/2) \n" ); document.write( "x-intercept occurs where y=0, which is (3,0) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Graph to check \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "5) Equation for the line through the point (5,7) with a slope of 2. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y = 2x + b \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "use the known point to find 'b' \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "7 = 2(5) + b \n" ); document.write( "7 = 10 + b \n" ); document.write( "b = -3 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y = 2x-3 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y-intercept = (0, -3) \n" ); document.write( "x-intercept = (3/2, 0) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Graph \n" ); document.write( " |