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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 #168402 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=168402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Point (1, –2) , m = –5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assume you want to write the slope intercept form of the equation of the line through the given point (1,-2) with the given slope m=-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1. The slope-intercept form is given as y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept when x=0 or at point (0,b).\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,-2).\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( "Step 4.  Let (x1,y1)=(1,-2) or x1=1 and y1=-2.  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=-5=%28y-%28-2%29%29%2F%28x-1%29=%28y%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5=%28y-%28-2%29%29%2F%28x-1%29=%28y%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%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( "Step 7.  Add -2 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%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-5x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where the slope m=7 and the y-intercept b=-5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  the above equation can be rewritten in standard form as\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+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+x+%2B+1+y+=+3\"   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. 3/5 = 0.6.</LI><LI>Y intercept is found by setting x to 0: the equation becomes by=c, and therefore y = c/b. Y intercept is 3/1 = 3.</LI><LI>Slope is -5/1 = -5.</LI><LI> Equation in slope-intercept form: y=-5*x+3.</LI></UL><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+0.6-8%2C+0.6%2B8%2C+3-8%2C+3%2B8%2C+-5%2Ax%2B3+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+0.6-8%2C+0.6%2B8%2C+3-8%2C+3%2B8%2C+-5%2Ax%2B3+%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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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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