document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192105>Question 192105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-7,0)and(0,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much and God bless you!   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #144144 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=144144\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> suggest  simple  sketch  to  clarify   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope  =  m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=  (5-0)/(0-(-7))= 5/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in  slope  intercept  form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(5/7)x +b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subst  (0,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5=(5/7) (0) +b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5=b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "restating  slope  intercept  form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(5/7) x + 5   answer  in  slope  intercept  form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to  convert  to  standard  form  (Ax+By=C)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiple  by  7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7y=5x +35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subst 5x  both  sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5x +7y=35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mult  by  (-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-7y=-35    answer  in  std  form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-7,0)      5(-7) -7(0) =-35    ok\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0,5)        5(0)-7(5)=-35     ok </SPAN>\n" );
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