document.write( "Question 122643: How would I write the equation of the line with slope 5 and y-intercept (0,-3)? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you want to find the equation of line with a given a slope of \"5\" which goes through the point (\"0\",\"-3\"), you can simply use the point-slope formula to find the equation:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where \"m\" is the slope, and is the given point\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So lets use the Point-Slope Formula to find the equation of the line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y--3=%285%29%28x-0%29\" Plug in \"m=5\", \"x%5B1%5D=0\", and \"y%5B1%5D=-3\" (these values are given)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B3=%285%29%28x-0%29\" Rewrite \"y--3\" as \"y%2B3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B3=5x%2B%285%29%28-0%29\" Distribute \"5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B3=5x%2B0\" Multiply \"5\" and \"-0\" to get \"0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=5x%2B0-3\" Subtract 3 from both sides to isolate y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=5x-3\" Combine like terms \"0\" and \"-3\" to get \"-3\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line with a slope of \"5\" which goes through the point (\"0\",\"-3\") is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=5x-3\" which is now in \"y=mx%2Bb\" form where the slope is \"m=5\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice if we graph the equation \"y=5x-3\" and plot the point (\"0\",\"-3\"), we get (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Graph of \"y=5x-3\" through the point (\"0\",\"-3\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and we can see that the point lies on the line. Since we know the equation has a slope of \"5\" and goes through the point (\"0\",\"-3\"), this verifies our answer.
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