document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187116>Question 187116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help with understanding fraction part of question...make an equation....(-3,4) (6,1) with slope of 1/3    </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: Those two points do not have a slope of 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their slope = (4-1)/(-3-6) = 3/-9 = -1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using that slope and one of the points and the form y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = (-1/3)*-3 + b ; solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 1 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/3)x + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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