document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=23850>Question 23850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of the line that has the given line and passes through x-intercept and slope. x-intercept= 2, m= -2/3  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><B>ilana(307)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since we know the x-intercept and the slope, we can write this equation in point-slope form, using the x-intercept 2 as the point (2,0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we use the form: y-y1=m(x-x1), with m=slope, (x1,y1)=our point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have y-0=-2/3(x-2), or y=-2/3x+4/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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