document.write( "Question 184999This question is from textbook
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document.write( ": I am given to sets of points (-2,-4) and (2,1). I need to write an equation.
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document.write( "this is what I did:\r
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document.write( "m= 1- (-4)/2- (-2) = 3/0 = 3
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document.write( "y= 3x + b
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document.write( "-4 = 3(-2) + b
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document.write( "-4 = -6 + b
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document.write( "+6 +6\r
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document.write( "-2=b ???????
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document.write( "Very Confusing \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #138819 by Earlsdon(6294)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the general linear equation in the \"slope-intercept\" form: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Find the slope from the given points (-2,-4) (2,1) using: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "A few comments on your work. \n" ); document.write( "It seems that you are having trouble handling the addition/subtraction of positive/negative integers. \n" ); document.write( "Remember...to subtract an integer, you add its additive inverse (opposite), thus: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Furthermore, you came up wth a slope |