document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214764>Question 214764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find slope-intercept form of the equation of the line with the following intercepts:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-intercept: -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept: 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx+b Now b, the y-intercept, is given as y = 5, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+5 The x-intercept is given as x = -7 and this occurs when y = 0, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = m(-7)+5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7m = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 5/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The final equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (5/7)x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
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