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( "Slope-Intercept Form: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know y = -2 when x = -1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And you know m = 3/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 = (3/7)(-1) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -2+(3/7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = (-14/7)+(2/7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -12/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/7)x -(12/7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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