document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=371751>Question 371751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the value of x so that the points lie on a line with a given slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x,2) and (-5,8), m = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = y2-y1/x2-x1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=(8-2)/(-5-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1=6/-5-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1(-5-x)=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5  -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1\r<BR>\n" );
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