document.write( "Question 243589: write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. (5,5); m= -3 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you want to find the equation of line with a given a slope of \"-3\" which goes through the point (5,5), you can simply use the point-slope formula to find the equation:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" where \"m\" is the slope, and is the given point\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So lets use the Point-Slope Formula to find the equation of the line\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=%28-3%29%28x-5%29\" Plug in \"m=-3\", \"x%5B1%5D=5\", and \"y%5B1%5D=5\" (these values are given)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-3x%2B%28-3%29%28-5%29\" Distribute \"-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=-3x%2B15\" Multiply \"-3\" and \"-5\" to get \"15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-3x%2B15%2B5\" Add 5 to both sides to isolate y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-3x%2B20\" Combine like terms \"15\" and \"5\" to get \"20\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line with a slope of \"-3\" which goes through the point (5,5) is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-3x%2B20\" which is now in \"y=mx%2Bb\" form where the slope is \"m=-3\" and the y-intercept is \"b=20\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice if we graph the equation \"y=-3x%2B20\" and plot the point (5,5), we get (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Graph of \"y=-3x%2B20\" through the point (5,5)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and we can see that the point lies on the line. Since we know the equation has a slope of \"-3\" and goes through the point (\"5\",\"5\"), this verifies our answer.
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