document.write( "Question 354264: (-10, -3) (-1, 1) in slope intercept form \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "*Note: there are 2 steps to finding the y = mx + b equation for this line
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\n" ); document.write( "find slope:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(-10, -3) (-1, 1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"m+=+%281-%28-3%29%29%2F%28-1+-+%28-10%29%29+=+%284%2F9%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "finding b
\n" ); document.write( "y = (4/9)x + b
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\n" ); document.write( "Using Pt(-1,1)
\n" ); document.write( "1 = (-4/9) + b
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\n" ); document.write( "13/9 = b
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\n" ); document.write( "y = (4/9)x + (13/9) \n" ); document.write( "

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