document.write( "Question 145681: Find equation of each line in form of Y=MX+b\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #106308 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Remember, the \"origin\" is simply the point (0,0)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the slope formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%280-2%29%2F%280-3%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=0\", \"y%5B1%5D=2\", \"x%5B2%5D=0\", \"x%5B1%5D=3\", , \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-2%29%2F%280-3%29\" Subtract \"2\" from \"0\" to get \"-2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-2%29%2F%28-3%29\" Subtract \"3\" from \"0\" to get \"-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is \"m=2%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the point slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=%282%2F3%29%28x-3%29\" Plug in \"m=2%2F3\", \"x%5B1%5D=3\", and \"y%5B1%5D=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=%282%2F3%29x%2B%282%2F3%29%28-3%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-2=%282%2F3%29x-2\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%282%2F3%29x-2%2B2\" Add 2 to both sides. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%282%2F3%29x%2B0\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation that goes through the points and is \"y=%282%2F3%29x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Notice how the graph of \"y=%282%2F3%29x\" goes through the points and . So this visually verifies our answer.\r
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