document.write( "Question 742526: Indicate the equation of the given line in standard form.\r
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\n" ); document.write( " The first point is (x1,y1). The second point is (x2,y2)
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\n" ); document.write( " Since the first point is (-1, 5), we can say (x1, y1) = (-1, 5)
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\n" ); document.write( " Since the second point is (1, 8), we can also say (x2, y2) = (1, 8)
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\n" ); document.write( " Put this all together to get: \"x%5B1%5D+=+-1\", \"y%5B1%5D+=+5\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+1\", and \"y%5B2%5D+=+8\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Finding the x coordinate of the midpoint: Add up the corresponding x coordinates x1 and x2 and divide that sum by 2
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%28-1%2B1%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"0%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"0\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So the x coordinate of the midpoint is 0
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%285%2B8%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"13%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"6.5\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So the y coordinate of the midpoint is 6.5
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\n" ); document.write( " The midpoint of the segment joining the two points (-1, 5) and (1, 8) is (0, 6.5).
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\n" ); document.write( " Since the first point is (2, 0), we can say (x1, y1) = (2, 0)
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\n" ); document.write( " Since the second point is (7, -2), we can also say (x2, y2) = (7, -2)
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\n" ); document.write( " Put this all together to get: \"x%5B1%5D+=+2\", \"y%5B1%5D+=+0\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+7\", and \"y%5B2%5D+=+-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%282%2B7%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"9%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " X Coordinate of Midpoint = \"4.5\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"%280%2B-2%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"-2%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Y Coordinate of Midpoint = \"-1\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So the y coordinate of the midpoint is -1
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\n" ); document.write( " The midpoint of the segment joining the two points (2, 0) and (7, -2) is (4.5, -1).
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Solved by pluggable solver: Find the equation of line going through points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (0, 6.5) and (x2, y2) = (4.5, -1).
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\n" ); document.write( " Intercept is found from equation \"a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D\", or \"-1.66666666666667%2A0+%2Bb+=+6.5\". From that,
\n" ); document.write( " intercept b is \"b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D\", or \"b=6.5--1.66666666666667%2A0+=+6.5\".
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\n" ); document.write( " y=(-1.66666666666667)x + (6.5)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and, the equation of a line in standard form is: \"1.66666666666667x%2By=+6.5\"\r
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