Given:
[tex]y-3=\frac{1}{2}(x+3)[/tex]
Point = (8, 4)
To find:
The slope-intercept form of the equation of the line.
Solution:
[tex]$y-3=\frac{1}{2}(x+3)[/tex]
Slope of this line = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex].
Slope of the line is same as the slope of [tex]y-3=\frac{1}{2}(x+3)[/tex].
Slope of the line (m) = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
General form of line:
y = mx + b
[tex]y=\frac{1}{2} x+b[/tex] ---------- (1)
It contains the point (8, 4). Substitute x = 8 and y = 4 in (1).
[tex]4=\frac{1}{2}( 8)+b[/tex]
[tex]4=4+b[/tex]
Subtract 4 from both sides, we get
b = 0
Substitute b = 0 in (1).
Equation of the line:
[tex]y=\frac{1}{2} x+0[/tex]
[tex]$y=\frac{1}{2} x[/tex]
Complete the sentence:
[tex]y=\frac{1}{2} x[/tex]; I used the general form of a line in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b. The slope, m is [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]. Then I substituted 8 for x and 4 for y into the standard form and solved for b, which is 0.