plug in -4 in for x. then solve.
h(-4)=1/2(-4)-1
h(-4)= -3
The answer is: [B]: " x + 3y + 10 = 0 " .
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Explanation:
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Note the equation for a line; in 'slope-intercept form': "y = mx + b" ;
in which "y" is isolated alone, as a single variable, on the left-hand side of the equation;
"m" = the slope of the line; and is the co-efficient of "x" ;
b = the "y-intercept"; (or the "y-coordinate of the point of the "y-intercept").
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So, given the information in this very question/problem:
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slope = m = (-1/3) ;
b = y-intercept = (10/3) ;
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And we can write the equation of the line; in "slope-intercept form"; that is:
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" y = mx + b " ; as:
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" y = (-1/3)x + (10/3) " ;
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Now, the problem asks for the equation of this line; in "general form"; or "standard format"; which is:
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"Ax + By + C = 0 " ;
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So; given:
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" y = (-1/3)x + (10/3) " ;
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We can multiply the ENTIRE EQUATION (both sides) by "3" ; to get rid of the "fractions" ;
→ 3* { y = (-1/3)x + (10/3) } ;
→ 3y = -1x + 10 ;
↔ -1x + 10 = 3y ;
Subtract "(3y)" from each side of the equation:
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-1x + 10 − 3y = 3y − 3y ;
to get:
-1x + 10 − 3y = 0 ;
↔ -1x − 3y − 10 = 0 ;
→ This is not one of the "3 (THREE) answer choices given" ;
→ So, multiply the ENTIRE EQUATION (both sides); by "-1" ; as follows:
-1 * {-1x − 3y − 10 = 0} ;
to get:
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→ " x + 3y + 10 = 0 " ; which is: "Answer choice: [B] ."
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Note that is equation is in the "standard format" ;
→ " Ax + By + C = 0 " .
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The formula for midpoint is
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Look at the image below to see the line segment of Estefani's (A), Jasmin's (M), and Preston's (B) houses. Keep in mind that the segment shown below is not accurate in regards to how the line segment formed by Estefani's, Jasmin's, and Preston's houses. It is simply there so you can picture the segment better.
In this case:
^^^Plug in these number into the formula given above...
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To find what x is (a coordinate of Preston's house) you must take the x-value part of the midpoint equation () and set it equal to the x-value of the midpoint (-5). Then you must solve for x:
= -5
3 + x = -5 * 2
3 + x = -10
x = -10 - 3
x = -13
To find what y is (a coordinate of Preston's house) you must take the y-value part of the midpoint equation() and set it equal to the y-value of the midpoint (3). Then you must solve for y:
= 3
-2 + y = 3 * 2
-2 + y = 6
y = 6 + 2
y = 8
The coordinate of Preston's house is:
(-13, 8)
Hope this helped!
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