document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166603>Question 166603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A credit manager rates each applicant for a car loan on a scale of 1 through 5 and then determines the interest rate from the accompanying  table FIND THE EQUATION of the linear in slope-intercept form that goes through these points: (1,24)(2,20)(3,16)(4,12)(5,8) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope between two points, can be found by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can pick any two points but we'll pick 1 and 2 to determine the slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (20-24)/(2-1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-4)/(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we can plug any point, say (5,8), and the slope (-4) and plug it into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-8 = -4(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-8 = -4x + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -4x + 28 (this is what they're looking for)\r<BR>\n" );
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