document.write( "Question 342204: find the standard from of the equation of the line that passes through the points (-5, -8) and (3,2) \n" ); document.write( "

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(-5, -8) and (3,2)
\n" ); document.write( "slope of the line m = $\"+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"$ for (x1,y1), (x2,y2)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=+%282-%28-8%29%29%2F%283-%28-5%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=10%2F8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "m= 5/4
\n" ); document.write( "..
\n" ); document.write( "y= mx+b
\n" ); document.write( "plug value of x,y of any point in the equation.
\n" ); document.write( "2=5/4 * 3 +b
\n" ); document.write( "2=15/4+b
\n" ); document.write( "2-15/4 =b
\n" ); document.write( "(8-15)/4 = b
\n" ); document.write( "-7/4 =b
\n" ); document.write( "y= 5x/4 -7/4 is the required equation \n" ); document.write( "

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