document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158088>Question 158088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find equation:  (2,5)  (-6,-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that you use m=y2-y1/ x2-x1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is 5-(-5)= 10  5/4    then:  y=5/4x +b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         2-(-6)=  8                5= 5/4 +b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                   5= 5/4(2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                   5= 5/2 +b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                   5-5/2=b  here's where it gets confusing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                the answer is.... the book states y= 5/4x+5/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m=(-5-5)/-6-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-10/-8=5/4 is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=5/4*2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=10/4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5-10/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5-2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2.5 thge y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x/4-2.5 answer. Same answer in the book.<BR>\n" );
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