document.write( "Question 242914: Can you help me with a problem I am trying to write an equation in slope intercept form for the line that contains each ordered pair (4,2), (-6,7) \n" ); document.write( "
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(4,2), (-6,7)
\n" ); document.write( "SLOPE=(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
\n" ); document.write( "(7-2)/(-6-4)
\n" ); document.write( "5/-10
\n" ); document.write( "-1/2 ans. for the slope.
\n" ); document.write( "2=-1/2*4+b
\n" ); document.write( "2=-2+b
\n" ); document.write( "b=2+2
\n" ); document.write( "b=4 the Y intercept
\n" ); document.write( "Y=-X/2+4
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x%2F2+%2B4%29+\" (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, -x/2 +4).
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