document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239867>Question 239867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have find the slope intercept form of the line for the following problem              <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             (-2, -3), (2,7) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what I came up with...but do not believe it is correct<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            m= -3-7/2-3 (fraction)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            m= -10/1  (fraction)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            y-3     =   10             (fractions)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            x+-2       -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "           10(x+2)= -1(y-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           10x)+20= -1y+-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           10x= 1y=-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 #175923 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=175923\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well first we need to find the slope of the line.  To do that we use the slope formula which is:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so plugging in we get:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now that we have the slope there are 2 different ways we can get the equation of the line.  The first is using the point-slope formula.  The other is to use the slope intercept form of a line and then solving for b.  <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method 1: point-slope formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To use the point-slope formula we pick a point and plug in.  I picked (2,7) but it will work if you pick the other point as well.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-y1=m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-7=5/2(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/2x-5+7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/2x+2<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method 2: slope-intercept form<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=5/2(2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=b<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5/2x+2.\r<BR>\n" );
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