document.write( "Question 1145841: what is the equation of the line that passes throught the point (8,3) and has a slope of -1/2 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "An equation of the line that passes through the point (a,b) and has the slope \"m\" is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    y-b = m*(x-a).\r\n" );
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document.write( "In your case an equation of the line is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    y - 3 = \"%28-1%2F2%29%2A%28x-8%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can transform this equation to any other equivalent form.\r\n" );
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