document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207021>Question 1207021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> though:(-4,4),slope=1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #844823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=844823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other tutor solved the problem using the point-slope formula:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Apparently, today many algebra textbooks are not showing that formula, instead using the slope-intercept formula,<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I learned algebra many (many!) years ago, I learned the point-slope formula.  But I now find using the slope-intercept formula is easier.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug the given value of the slope and the x and y coordinates of the given point into the formula and solve to find the value of b:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4=%281%2F2%29%28-4%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4=%281%2F2%29%28-4%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The y-intercept b is 6, so<br><BR>\n" );
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