SOLUTION: FIND ANY TWO LINEAR EQUATIONS PASSING THROUGH THE POINT (-1,-1/2). HOW MANY SUCH EQUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE

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Question 729289: FIND ANY TWO LINEAR EQUATIONS PASSING THROUGH THE POINT (-1,-1/2). HOW MANY SUCH EQUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
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FIND ANY TWO LINEAR EQUATIONS PASSING THROUGH THE POINT (-1,-1/2). HOW MANY SUCH EQUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
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Form: y = mx + b
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Let the slope be "m".
Solve for "b":
-1/2 = m(-1) + b
b = m-(1/2)
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Equation:
y = mx + m-1/2)
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y = m(x+1)-(1/2
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Cheers,
stan H.
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