document.write( "Question 66996This question is from textbook Advanced mathematics
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Use the point-slope form to find a general form of the equation of the line whose slope is (-1/4) and that passes through (-2,3).
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\n" ); document.write( "The point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x -x1)
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\n" ); document.write( "In your problem: m = -1/4; x1 = -2; y1 = 3
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\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = (-1/4)(x - (-2))
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\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = (-1/4)(x + 2)
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\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = -(1/4)x - 2/4
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\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = -(1/4)x - (1/2)
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\n" ); document.write( "y = -(1/4)x - (1/2) + 3
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\n" ); document.write( "y = \"-%281%2F4%29x+-+%281%2F2%29+%2B+%286%2F2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "y = \"-%281%2F4%29x+%2B+%285%2F2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You can also write it in the decimal form:
\n" ); document.write( "y = -.25x + 2.5 \n" ); document.write( "
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