document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212520>Question 212520</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (5,-2)and has slope  negative two fifths.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (5,-2)and has slope  negative two fifths.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  The slope m is given as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let (x1,y1)=(5,-2) or x1=5 and y1=-2 .  Let other point be ((x2,y2)=(x,y) or x2=x and y2=y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Now we're given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Substituting above values and variables in the slope equation m yields the following steps:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Multiply x-5 to both sides to get rid of denominator on right side of equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Now multiply 5 to both sides of equation to get rid of denominator on left side of equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  Now multiply everything out and solve for y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 10 from both sides to isolate y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 5 to get y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  the above equation can be rewritten as \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the graph is shown below which is consistent with the above steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=describe_linear_equation.solver>DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2+x+%2B+5+y+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2+x+%2B+5+y+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > describes a sloping line. For any <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a%2Fb+=+-2%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a%2Fb+=+-2%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<UL><LI>X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x =  c/a. 0/2 = 0.</LI><LI>Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 0/5 = 0.</LI><LI>Slope is -2/5 = -0.4.</LI><LI> Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-0.4*x+0.</LI></UL><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+0-8%2C+0%2B8%2C+0-8%2C+0%2B8%2C+-0.4%2Ax%2B0+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+0-8%2C+0%2B8%2C+0-8%2C+0%2B8%2C+-0.4%2Ax%2B0+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.  Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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