document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174703>Question 174703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation, in slop-intercept form; of the line that passes though the points (5,2) and (-7,3). write the equation in slop-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could someone help me with this????  Thank-you so much!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><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=129752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of a line is the rise divided by the run.  For the two points given,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the rise is 2-3 = -1.  The run is 5-(-7) = 5 + 8 = 13.  Therefore the slope is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1/13.  The general two-point formula for a straight line is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  y-2 = (-1/13)*(x-5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This formula can be simplified to y = -1/13*x +5/13 + 2 = -1/13*x + 31/13.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check the slope intercept formula by substituting for x the value 5.  Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -1/13*5 + 31/13 = -5/13 +31/13 = 26/13 = 2 (the value that corresponds to x = 5).\r<BR>\n" );
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