document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131879>Question 1131879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a line that has a slope of 1/2 and that goes through the point (1, 3).  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the line must go through (1, 3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Meaning we can substitute our slope and our point into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3=%281%2F2%291%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3=%281%2F2%291%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3=%281%2F2%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3=%281%2F2%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the equation for the line is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With that information you can graph this line easily. </SPAN>\n" );
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