document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254672>Question 254672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of the line that passes through each pair of point\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0,-4),(5,-4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "write an equation of the line that passes through each pair of point (0,-4),(5,-4). I think you want 1 line going through both points. We need the slope formula which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F+%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F+%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - find the slope. Substitute our coordinates in for x's and y's to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28-4-%28-4%29%29%2F+%285-0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28-4-%28-4%29%29%2F+%285-0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%280%29%2F+%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%280%29%2F+%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - put slope information and a point into<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4+=+0%2A0+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4+=+0%2A0+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 3 - write the final equation as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y+=+0x+-+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y+=+0x+-+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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