document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224552>Question 224552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the slope intercept form of the equation of the line described.\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 #167864 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=167864\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the slope intercept form of the equation of the line described.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "through:(-1,4), parallel to y=-5x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  We can find the slope by recognizing that parallel lines have the same slope.  Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-5x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-5x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in slope-intercept form given as y=mx+b where the slope m=-5 and the y-intercept b=2 when x=0 or at point (0,b) or (0,2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Now we have to find the line with slope m=-5 going through point (-1,4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Given two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), then the slope m is given as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Let (x1,y1)=(-1,4) or x1=-1 and y1=4.  Let other point be (x2,y2)=(x,y) or x2=x and y2=y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Now we're given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Substituting above values and variables in the slope equation m yields the following steps:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   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=-5=%28y-4%29%2F%28x-%28-1%29%29=%28y-4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5=%28y-4%29%2F%28x-%28-1%29%29=%28y-4%29%2F%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  Multiply x+1 to both sides to get rid of denominator on right side of equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5x-5=y-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5x-5=y-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 7.  Add 4 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 7.  ANSWER:  The equation in slope-intercept form is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-5x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-5x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  the above equation can be rewritten as \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2By=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2By=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the graph is shown below which is consistent with the above steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=describe_linear_equation.solver>DESCRIBE a linear EQUATION: slope, intercepts, etc</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+x+%2B+1+y+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+x+%2B+1+y+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > describes a sloping line. For any <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  equation ax+by+c = 0, slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a%2Fb+=+-5%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a%2Fb+=+-5%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<UL><LI>X intercept is found by setting y to 0: ax+by=c becomes ax=c. that means that x =  c/a. -1/5 = -0.2.</LI><LI>Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is -1/1 = -1.</LI><LI>Slope is -5/1 = -5.</LI><LI> Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-5*x+-1.</LI></UL><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-0.2-8%2C+-0.2%2B8%2C+-1-8%2C+-1%2B8%2C+-5%2Ax%2B-1+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-0.2-8%2C+-0.2%2B8%2C+-1-8%2C+-1%2B8%2C+-5%2Ax%2B-1+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps and explanation were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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