document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221024>Question 221024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the following lines, write the answer in slop-intercept form.\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 #165837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=165837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First let's find the slope of the line through the points <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(7,10\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-1,-1\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right)\"> is the first point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(7,10\right)\">. So this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right)\"> is the second point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-1,-1\right)\">.  So this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the slope formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-1-10%29%2F%28-1-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-1-10%29%2F%28-1-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-11%29%2F%28-1-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-11%29%2F%28-1-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-11%29%2F%28-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-11%29%2F%28-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=11%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=11%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope of the line that goes through the points <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(7,10\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-1,-1\right)\"> is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=11%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=11%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's use the point slope formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the point slope formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-10=%2811%2F8%29%28x-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-10=%2811%2F8%29%28x-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=11%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=11%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-10=%2811%2F8%29x%2B%2811%2F8%29%28-7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-10=%2811%2F8%29x%2B%2811%2F8%29%28-7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2811%2F8%29x-77%2F8%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2811%2F8%29x-77%2F8%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 10 to both sides. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation that goes through the points <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(7,10\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(-1,-1\right)\"> is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%2811%2F8%29x%2B3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%2811%2F8%29x%2B3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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