document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38299>Question 38299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the standard form of an equation that passes through the points, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(14, 8) and (3, 11) ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23792 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><B>ilana(307)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ilana><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23792\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard form of a line is written in the form Ax+By+C=0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With two points we can find their slope, then write the line in point-slope form, and then algebraically change the form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is (11-8)/(3-14)=-3/11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the line in point-slope form is y-11=-(3/11)(x-3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying the equation by 11, 11y-121=-3x+9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So this line is 3x+11y-112=0. </SPAN>\n" );
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