document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=370340>Question 370340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find an equation of line having the given slope contining the given point <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m= -7, (3,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation of the line is y=? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m= -7, (3,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard equation of a line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where m = the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      b = the y intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the given values\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 = -7(3) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 5 + 21 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation of the line is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -7x + 26 </SPAN>\n" );
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