document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379389>Question 379389</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you put the two ponits (5,-5) (0,8) into slope intersept form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269363 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sophxmai><B>sophxmai(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sophxmai><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=sophxmai><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269363\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The points that are given to you are (5,-5) and (0,8).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation is y=mx+b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What you need to find is the slope, m and the y-intercept, b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the slope, m, you use the formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%288-%28-5%29%29%2F%280-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%288-%28-5%29%29%2F%280-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%2813%29%2F%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%2813%29%2F%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now from y=mx+b, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-13%2F5%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-13%2F5%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the y-intercept, we can substitute one of the points in for x and y, and solve for b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0,8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288%29=%28-13%2F5%29%280%29%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288%29=%28-13%2F5%29%280%29%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=0%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=0%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8=b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now from y=mx+b, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-13%2F5%29x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-13%2F5%29x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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