SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that contains the given point and has the given slope. P(8,3), m=1/8

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Question 1167205: Find the equation of the line that contains the given point and has the given slope.
P(8,3), m=1/8
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Enough of these have been solved on the site. RECENTLY.


This one:
You can try using definition for slope of a line in the plane.

%28y-3%29%2F%28x-8%29 would be the slope for your given P and any point (x,y) on the line.

This will be equal to your given slope, so %28y-3%29%2F%28x-8%29=1%2F8.

You use your algebra skill to put into either general form or point-slope form, or slope-intercept form.