document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281024>Question 281024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the standard form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "through: (3,-1), Slope = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204186 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=204186\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are two common forms for linear equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard and slope-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard is ax+by=c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope-intercept form is y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but the b's are not the same<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=-1*3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=-3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x+2 slope intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=2 is standard form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b are both 1 and c=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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