document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=337665>Question 337665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this algebraic conumdrum as I'm having difficulty with slope intercept.  Thank you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line through (-1,-2) with slope 3/7.  Write the equation for this line. Give the answer in slope-intercept form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a formula, you know. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It was worked out hundreds of years ago, just use it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the point-slope form of a line and convert it to slope-intercept form,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now convert it to slope-intercept form to complete the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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