document.write( "Question 320750: Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points. (-2,-7) (-5,-3) \n" ); document.write( "

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(-2,-7) (-5,-3)
\n" ); document.write( "Y=mX+b
\n" ); document.write( "m=(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
\n" ); document.write( "m=(-3+7)/(-5+2)
\n" ); document.write( "m=4/-3=-4/3 ANS. FOR THE SLOPE.
\n" ); document.write( "-7=-4/3*-2+b
\n" ); document.write( "-7=8/3+b
\n" ); document.write( "b=-7-8/3
\n" ); document.write( "b=-21/3-8/3
\n" ); document.write( "b=-29/3 ANS. FOR THE Y INTERCEPT.
\n" ); document.write( "Y=-4X/3-29/3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-4x%2F3+-29%2F3%29+\"$ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, -4x/3 -29/3). \n" ); document.write( "

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