document.write( "Question 293220: Find and equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-4,0) and (0,1) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #211673 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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The formula to use is
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\n" ); document.write( "where
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\" = (-4,0) and
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5B2%5D\",\"y%5B2%5D\" = (0,1)
\n" ); document.write( "Plugging these values into the formula:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+1%29%2F%28x+-+0%29+=+%280+-+1%29%2F%28-4+-+0%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+1%29%2Fx+=+%28-1%29%2F%28-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28y+-+1%29%2Fx+=+1%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"4x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y+-+4+=+x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y+=+x+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%281%2F4%29%2Ax+%2B+1\" answer
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "does it pass through the given points?
\n" ); document.write( "(-4,0)
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+%281%2F4%29%2A%28-4%29+%2B+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+-1+%2B+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
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\n" ); document.write( "\"1+=+%281%2F4%29%2A0+%2B+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1+=+0+%2B+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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