Question

Find the equation of the line that contains the point (5, 8) and has a slope of 1/2. (5, 8) and m=1/2 help?

Answer 1

Point slope form:
Given m and \[\(x_\0\,y_\0\)\]
Then the equation of a line is given by:
\[y-y_\0\=m(x-x_\0\)\]
Plug in and solve for y.

Answer 2

y - y1 = M (x - x1)
y - 8 = (1/2) ( x - 5)
y = (1/2)x - 5/2 + 8
y = (1/2)x - 1/2

Answer 3

your latex looks wierd, did it format right on your screen?

Answer 4

Nah :/
\[(x_0,y_0)\]
Then use:
\[y-y_0=m(x-x_0)\]

Answer 5

There we go :)

Answer 6

thats better :)

Answer 7

Yeah mine did that too :/ Idk what that was about.

Answer 8

Ok, apparently that answer is wrong, here is the question word for word

"Find the equation of the line containing the give point and slope. (5,8) and m=1/2

Answer 9

which form of the equation are they after?

Answer 10

hmm that answer is right, maybe you need to pull out 1/2:
y = (1/2)( x - 1 )

Answer 11

y = 1/2 x -1/2(5) +8

Answer 12

yah its really vague on what they want.

Answer 13

y = \(\frac{x+11}{2}\) is one way