document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=359992>Question 359992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the linear equation of a line. This is 8th grade algebra. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #256866 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=256866\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation is probably simplest in slope-intercept form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the general equation is ___ y = mx + b , where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is the amount the line goes up (or down) as it goes from left-to-right (positive x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ the numerical value of the slope is [change in y]/[change in x] , this is going from one point on the line to another\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y-intercept is the point on the y-axis where the line crosses the axis (intercepts it)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "once you have the values for slope and y-intercept , you can just fill them into the general equation </SPAN>\n" );
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