document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183859>Question 183859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1,9); M= -3  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The point-slope form of the equation of a straight line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where <i>m</i> is the slope and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (x_1,y_1)\"> is the given point.  Just make the appropriate substitutions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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