document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189767>Question 189767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-9,(2,4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m=-9,(2,4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 4 = -9(x - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 4 = -9x + 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -9x + 18 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -9x + 22 </SPAN>\n" );
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