document.write( "Question 19731: I am trying to find the Y so that the line passing through the two points has the given slope. I am not exactly clear on how to find the Y in this problem.
\n" ); document.write( "(2,y), (3,3), m=2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3-y/3-2=2y/1 This is as far as I got. Please help. Thanks \n" ); document.write( "

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(2,y), (3,3), m=2
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\n" ); document.write( "Now suppose we have a line through these two points
\n" ); document.write( "slope of the line would be:
\n" ); document.write( "M=difference in y-coordinates/difference in x-coordinates
\n" ); document.write( "M=(y-3)/(2-3)
\n" ); document.write( "M=(y-3)/-1
\n" ); document.write( "M=-(y-3)
\n" ); document.write( "M=-y+3
\n" ); document.write( "M=3-y
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\n" ); document.write( "But we have been told that the slope is 2
\n" ); document.write( "so we put this value in place of M
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\n" ); document.write( "2=3-y
\n" ); document.write( "2-3=-y
\n" ); document.write( "-1=-y
\n" ); document.write( "1=y
\n" ); document.write( "y=1
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps,
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