document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175965>Question 175965</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078213479/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line having the given slope and passing through the given point: m=0,(0,-3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131074 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=131074\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with the general form of the slope-intercept: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b  Substitute the given m = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (0)x+b Now substitute the x- and y-coordinate from the given point (0, -3) into this equation to find the value of b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 = (0)(0)+b Simplify this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3 = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can write the final equation by substituting b = -3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y+=+-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y+=+-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is a linear equation for a horizontal line (the slope is zero in a horizontal line) that passes through the point (0, -3)\r<BR>\n" );
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