document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177221>Question 177221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation in slope intercept form, if possible for each line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the line through (0, -3) and (4,0). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, find the slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (0-(-3))/(4-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (0+3)/(4-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next using the slope and one of the two points (0,-3), plug it into the \"point-slope\" form of a linear equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-(-3) = (3/4)(x-0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+3 = (3/4)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/4)x - 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The above is your equation in the \"slope-intercept\" form.\r<BR>\n" );
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