document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214449>Question 214449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,3) and (5,-8).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. find the equation of the line that passes through the points (3,-2)and(4,-2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Find the equation, in standard form, with all interger coefficients, of the  line perpendicular to x+ 3y=6 and passing through (-3,5). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=natroa08><B>natroa08(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=natroa08><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=natroa08><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. when you are given 2 coordinates you can find the slope by using this formula &#10132;                           slope(m) =    y2-y1/x2-x1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       so you get   -8-3/5+2       = -11/7 &#8592;thats your slope             <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. since both the Y's are the same it tells you that it is a horizontal line there is no slope so the equation is  y=-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. first we put the equation to the y= format. so....x+3y=6   turns into  3y=-x+6  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the next step is to   get rid of the 3y (to get rid of the 3y you must divide everything else by 3.)                                                     which gives you    y= -1/3x+3     \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but thats not your answer, they are asking to find a line that's perpendicular to this one. to find the perpendicular line you change the slope to its opposite/reciprocal. which in this case would be 3. now its wants the line to pass through (-3,5) we wil use this to find our b. (point slope formula is y= mx+b). The formula  to find b is..... b = y1 - mx1         (y1 and x1 are the coordinates and m is your slope)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(remember the subtraction sign means the opposite of that number) ok so lets solve for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b= 5-3(-3)   this equals 14. now we have the final answer y=3x+14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope that wasn't too confusing! </SPAN>\n" );
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