document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230071>Question 230071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. express your answer in the y=mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-6,-6) and (9,9) What is an equation of the line? y= ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170460 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrapro18><B>algebrapro18(249)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrapro18><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=170460\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you need to find the slope using the formula m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1).  I will leave you to do the arithmetic but you should find that the slope is 1.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we plug into the equation y=mx+b and we solve for b.  Again I will leave you to plug in the points and solve but weither you plug in (9,9) or (-6,-6) you will find that b = 0.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now we know that the equation of the line is y = mx+b and we know m and b so plugging in we get y = 1(x)+0 or y = x.   </SPAN>\n" );
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