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I’m confused on this one

I’m confused on this one-example-1

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First, we are going to write this equation in point-slope form, because we have a point and the slope of the line. However, it would be difficult to write this equation in slope-intercept form first, because we do not know the y-intercept of this line.

y = m(x-h)+k

Now, we should substitute in the slope for the variable m and the point (h,k) into the equation.

y = 1/2 (x - 4) + 3

Next, we must simplify by multiplying out the 1/2 through the parentheses.

y = 1/2x - 2 + 3

Finally, we must combine like terms by adding together -2 and 3.

y = 1/2x + 1

Therefore, your final answer is y = 1/2x + 1.

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