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document.write( "Find the equation of the line that contains the point (-2,-1) and has slope -1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work the problem but haven't gotten the correct answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=-1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y1,x1)= (-2,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1=m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-1)=-1/2(x-(-2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-1)=-1/2x+(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1/2x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of the line that contains the point (-2,-1) and has slope -1/2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You seem to have the right idea, however, I's going to give you the whole procedure and you can decide where you went wrong.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We're going to use the point/slope form: y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem x1 = -2; y1 = -1; m = -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (-1) = <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;\" >(x - (-2))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember minus a minus is a plus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 1 = <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;\" >(x + 2) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply what's inside the bracket by -1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 1 = <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;\" >x - 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1 from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <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;\" >x - 1 - 1 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = <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;\" >x - 2  </SPAN>\n" );
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