document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137168>Question 137168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the eequation of the line containing the given pair of points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,-6)and (-9,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1,-6)and (-9,-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (-2--6)/(-9--1) = 4/-8 = -1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b ; you know y=-6 when x = -1, and you know m=-1/2; solve for \"b\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6 = (-1/2)(-1) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -6 -(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -13/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/2)x -(13/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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