document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188892>Question 188892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if i give you two points on a graph say (5,20) and (8,29) where do i go if i do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       20-29=-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           5-8=-3   then i do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     -9 / -3 getting 3 ok then i make a table knowing that the slope is 3? but then 0 or y intercept is 5 right but then they want me to solve algebra method where do i go next from there? do i make a graph or a rule first? because the rule would be y=5x-3 right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "20-29=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-8=-3 then i do<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9 / -3 getting 3 ok then i make a table knowing that the slope is 3? but then 0 or y intercept is 5 right but then they want me to solve algebra method where do i go next from there? do i make a graph or a rule first? because the rule would be y=5x-3 right?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You got the slope, m, right, m = 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, use either point to get the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) (x1,y1) is the point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-20 = 3*(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-20 = 3x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept is 5, at (0,5).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can make one more point, and since it's a straight line, draw the line thru them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Give x any value, and find y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg, x = 3, y = 14 --> (3,14)<BR>\n" );
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