document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259229>Question 259229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the general form of an equation of a line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(-2,-3), x-intercept 4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #190848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=190848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We start with x-intercept, which is a point at (4,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From here we find the slope using<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and our coordinates and get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which is simply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next we use y = mx +b to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solving for b we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our equation is <BR>\n" );
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