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2. What is the equation of the line in point-slope form? Use the point on the graph. ​

2. What is the equation of the line in point-slope form? Use the point on the graph-example-1

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Answer:

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

Explanation:

The line has a rise of 1 grid unit for each 2 that it goes to the right. Its slope is then m = rise/run = 1/2. The given point appears to be (-2, 1).

The point-slope form of the equation for a line is ...

y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)

For the given slope and point, this is ...

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

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