document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283149>Question 283149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, for some reason I just don't understand how to \"write an equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An Example of a problem on my homework would be- slope:7 y-intercept:4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205559 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=duckness73><B>duckness73(47)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=duckness73><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=duckness73><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205559\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can use the \"slope-intercept\" form of a linear equation to solve this problem.  The format of the slope-intercept form is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m = the slope and b = the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, for your problem where the slope is 7 and the y-intercept is 4, your equation would look like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 7x + 4<BR>\n" );
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