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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line with the given slope and containing the given point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope -9/10; through (-9,0) Must be in slope-intercept form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope -9/10; through (-9,0) Must be in slope-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  The slope intercept form is given a y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept at point (0,b).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-9%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-9%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3. To find b, let x=-9 and y=0 since the point (-9,0) lies on the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  ANSWER.  The equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-9x%2F10-81%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-9x%2F10-81%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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