document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273235>Question 273235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that has a slope of -3 and contains the point (4, -5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given - m = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x,y) - x=4 y=-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=m(x)+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 = -3(4)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "im lost from there on. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 = -3(4)+b  Simplify the right side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 = -12+b   Now add 12 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 = b Now write the final equation in slope-intercept form: y = mx+b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3x+7 </SPAN>\n" );
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