document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159956>Question 159956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= 5/6, (1, -7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation of the line is y=____\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Simplify your answer.  Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the expression) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m= 5/6, (1, -7) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation of the line is y=____ <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the slope-intercept equn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-7) = (5/6)*(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+7 = (5/6)x -5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (5x/6) - 47/6<BR>\n" );
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