document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258089>Question 258089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find an equation for the line that passes through (8,1/2) and (-1/3,6)and write the resulting equation in standard form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #189963 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=189963\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (8,1/2) and (-1/3,6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+b m=slope & b=the Y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=(6-1/2)/(-1/3-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=5.5/(-1/3-24/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=5.5/-25/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=5.5*-3/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-16.5/25=-3.3/5 ans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=-3.3*8/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2=-26.4/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1/2+26.4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2.5/5+26.4/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=28.9/5 the Y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-3.3X/5+28.9/5 ans. for the line equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-3.3x%2F5+%2B28.9%2F5%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-3.3x%2F5+%2B28.9%2F5%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 10, y from -10 to 10, -3.3x/5 +28.9/5).  </SPAN>\n" );
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