document.write( "Question 155079: Given the points (1,-1) and (5,1), find the equation for the line is slope-intercept form and point-slope form through these points. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #114174 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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The formula for the slope is,
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting the given points (1,-1) and (5,1),
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\n" ); document.write( "The point slope form is
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y-%28-1%29=%281%2F2%29%28x-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B1=%281%2F2%29%28x-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Finally move everything but y over to the right hand side to get the slope-intercept form,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F2%29x-%281%2F2%29-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F2%29x-3%2F2\"
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