document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38061>Question 38061</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> WRITE AN EQUATION OF THE LINE THAT CONTAINS THE GIVEN POINTS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. (3,-3), (-3,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. (3,5), (5,3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First you need to find the slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "change in y over change in x. Make sure you back to the same ordered pair.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3-1/3-(-3)==>-4/6==>-2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We have a slope of -2/3. Now plug in one of the given points into the slope-intercept form. I'll pick (-3,1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b==>1=3(-2/3)+b==>1=-2+b==>b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug back into slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2/3x+3 </SPAN>\n" );
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