document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=938620>Question 938620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line that has the indicated slope and contains the indicated point. Express the final equation in standard form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 1/2,  (4, 8) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)   {point-slope form}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 8 = (1/2)(x - 4)   {substituted point and slope into point-slope form}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y - 16 = x - 4 {multiplied entire equation by 2, to eliminate fraction}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2y = -12 {subtracted 2y and added 4 to each side to get into standard form}<BR>\n" );
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