document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220079>Question 220079</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation (in slope-intercept form) of the line with the given slope that passes through the point with the given slope that passes through the point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with the given coordinates.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                        slope; 1, ordered pair. (-1,-2)<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 #165292 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=165292\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Starting with the general form of a linear equation in the slope-intercept form: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b Substitute m = 1 so you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (1)x+b Now to find the value of b, substitute the x- and y-coordinates fom the given point (-1,-2) into the equation above and solve for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 = -1+b Add 1 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 = b so that the final equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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