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document.write( "What is the y-intercept and slope of (8, -2); (4, -4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got the slope but when I tried finding the y-intercept the slope came out wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is how I solved for the slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I used the slope equation:y²-y¹/x²-x¹<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and I got -2/-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the y-intercept and slope of (8, -2); (4, -4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got the slope but when I tried finding the y-intercept the slope came out wrong. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is how I solved for the slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I used the slope equation:y²-y¹/x²-x¹<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and I got -2/-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope m = (-2 - (-4))/(8-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2/4 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then use either point:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=y1 = m*(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 4 = 1/2(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1/2)x - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y-intercept = -6\r<BR>\n" );
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