document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=355149>Question 355149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please explain\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the equation of line in standard form, given that it passes through (-4,1) and slope-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #253693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=253693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to write the answer in the form Ax + By = C.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are given the slope and one point.  We can plug this data into the point-slope formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The point-slope formula: y - y1 + m(x - x1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 1 = -3(x -(-4))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 1 = -3(x + 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 1 = -3x - 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -3x -12 + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -3x - 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is now in the y-intercept form.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to change it to the form Ax + By = C.  This is called the standard form of the equation of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply add 3x to both sides and we are done.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + y = -11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you follow? </SPAN>\n" );
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