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How do you write an equation given a slope of 1/2 and the point (-2, 7)?

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sankarankalyanam

Apr 16, 2018

#x - 2y + 16 = 0#

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#"Point - Slope Form " (y - y_1) = m * (x - x_1)#

#(x_1, y_1) = (-2, 7), m = (1/2)#

#(y - 7) = (1/2) * (x _ (-2))#

#2y - 14 = x + 2#

#x - 2y + 16 = 0#

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