document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260411>Question 260411</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find an equation of the line having the specified slope and containing the indicated point. write your final answer as a linear function in slope intercept form. Then graph the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is m=negative one fifth (-2,1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is what i have done and am not sure what to do from here<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-4 (x=-1 and y=5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y =-1times -4 +b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -4+ b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=-4+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x and y chart of x being -4 and y bring 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191813 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191813\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have no idea what you were trying to do.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want an equation that looks something like y=2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but with different numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is modeled after y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the value of y when x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we are told that m=-1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we have the point (-2,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we need to find b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=-1/5*(-2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=2/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2/5=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So our equation is y=-1x/5-2/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We could get rid of the fractions but we are told to leave it this way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we know the point (0,-2/5) and the point given us (-2,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope m tells us that for every 1 that y goes up x goes down 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It also tells us that for every 1 that y goes down x goes up 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So from point (-2,0) we can find a point (-7,1) or (3,-1)<BR>\n" );
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