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EXAMPLE 5Using the Point-Slope Form of a Line

An equation of the line with slope 4 and containing the point (1,2) can be found by using the point-slope form with m=4, x1=1, and y1=2. yy1=m(xx1)Point-slope form of a liney2=4(x1)m=4x1=1y1=2                       y=4x2 Solve for y. 

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Figure 28 y=4x2

See Figure 28 for the graph of y.