document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=381362>Question 381362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i need to write an equation of the line that passes through the given point and has slope m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-8,1);m-3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #270497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=270497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">You can use point-slope form to do this, ie: <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y1=m%28x-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y1=m%28x-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and you use the point (x1,y1)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for this problem, we have:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-1=%28-3%2F4%29%28x-%28-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-1=%28-3%2F4%29%28x-%28-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-1=%28-3%2F4%29%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-1=%28-3%2F4%29%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-1=%28-3x%2F4%29%2B%28-3%2F4%29%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-1=%28-3x%2F4%29%2B%28-3%2F4%29%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-1=%28-3x%2F4%29-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-1=%28-3x%2F4%29-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-3x%2F4%29-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-3x%2F4%29-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this is the equation in slope-intercept form!<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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