You are given a line that has a slope of 4 and passes through the point (StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction, one-half). Which statements about the equation of the line are true? Check all that apply.

The y-intercept is -1.
The slope-intercept equation is y = 4 x minus 1.
The point-slope equation is y minus StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction = 4 (x minus one-half).
The Point (StartFraction 3 Over 8 EndFraction, one-half) corresponds to (x1, y1) in the point-slope form of the equation.

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We are given a line with a slope of \( m = 4 \) that passes through the point \( \left(\frac{3}{8}, \frac{1}{2}\right) \).

To analyze the statements:

  1. The y-intercept is -1.

    • To find the y-intercept, we can use the slope-intercept form of the equation: \( y = mx + b \). We know: \[ \frac{1}{2} = 4 \left(\frac{3}{8}\right) + b \] \[ \frac{1}{2} = \frac{3}{2} + b \] \[ b = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} = -1 \]
    • This statement is true.
  2. The slope-intercept equation is \( y = 4x - 1 \).

    • From our calculation above, we find: \[ y = 4x - 1 \]
    • This statement is true.
  3. The point-slope equation is \( y - \frac{3}{8} = 4(x - \frac{1}{2}) \).

    • The point-slope form is \( y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) \), where \( (x_1, y_1) = \left(\frac{3}{8}, \frac{1}{2}\right) \). \[ y - \frac{1}{2} = 4\left(x - \frac{3}{8}\right) \]
    • The statement given uses the values incorrectly. The correct point-slope form should be: \[ y - \frac{1}{2} = 4\left(x - \frac{3}{8}\right) \]
    • This statement is false.
  4. The Point \( \left(\frac{3}{8}, \frac{1}{2}\right) \) corresponds to \( (x_1, y_1) \) in the point-slope form of the equation.

    • In the point-slope form, \( (x_1, y_1) = \left(\frac{3}{8}, \frac{1}{2}\right) \) is indeed correct since \( y_1 = \frac{1}{2} \) and \( x_1 = \frac{3}{8} \).
    • This statement is true.

In summary, the true statements are:

  • The y-intercept is -1.
  • The slope-intercept equation is \( y = 4x - 1 \).
  • The Point \( \left(\frac{3}{8}, \frac{1}{2}\right) \) corresponds to \( (x_1, y_1) \) in the point-slope form of the equation.