document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282706>Question 282706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If i needed 2 points to be in Y intercept form, what would the answer be for (-5,2) and (4,1)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b should bt the form. Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perhaps you mean <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"If I have two points (-5,2) and (4,1), what is an equation in slope intercept form y=mx+b?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y=m(x-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2-1=m(4-(-5))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=m*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=1/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=1/9*4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1=4/9+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5/9=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x/9+5/9\r<BR>\n" );
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