document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357095>Question 357095</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line that goes through the given point and has the given slope. Write the answer in slope-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1, -5), -8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1, -5), -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into the \"point-slope\" form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - (-5) = -8(x - (-1))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y + 5 = -8(x + 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y + 5 = -8x - 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -8x - 13 (this is what they're looking for) </SPAN>\n" );
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