document.write( "Question 150342: I need to find a equation for this two points (42,20)and (52,10) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #110288 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "First let's find the slope of the line through the points and \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=%2810-20%29%2F%2852-42%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=10\", \"y%5B1%5D=20\", \"x%5B2%5D=52\", \"x%5B1%5D=42\", , \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-10%29%2F%2852-42%29\" Subtract \"20\" from \"10\" to get \"-10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-10%29%2F%2810%29\" Subtract \"42\" from \"52\" to get \"10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1\" Reduce\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=-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's use the point slope formula:\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-20=-1%28x-42%29\" Plug in \"m=-1\", \"x%5B1%5D=42\", and \"y%5B1%5D=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-20=-1x%2B-1%28-42%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-20=-1x%2B42\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1x%2B42%2B20\" Add 20 to both sides. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-1x%2B62\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-x%2B62\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation that goes through the points and is \"y=-x%2B62\"\r
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