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document.write( "Find the equation of this line with y-intercept=-1 and passing through (-1;-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would Love Helppppp </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of this line with y-intercept=-1 and passing through (-1;-2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Would Love Helppppp\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the line has y intercept -1, that means that when x=0, y=-1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have two points on the line, (0,-1) and (-1,-2) so you can calculate the slope m as (-2-(-1))/(-1-0) = -1/-1 = 1. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line in slope-intercept form then is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = m*x + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1*x + (-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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