document.write( "Question 394669: what is the equation of the segment with points (5,12) and (-7, 14)? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent 
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula,  to find slope
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document.write( " (5, 12) and 
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document.write( "(-7, 14)  m = (12-14)  / [5-(-7)] = -2/12 = -1/6
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( " where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  
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document.write( " y = (-1/6)x + b  |using ordered pair Pt(5,12) to solve for b
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document.write( " 12 = -5/6  + b
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document.write( " 12  5/6 = b
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document.write( " y = (-1/6)x + 77/6\r
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