document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395966>Question 395966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is an equation of the line that has each pair of intercepts if the x intercept is 2 and the y intercept is -5? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Well the slope of a line is the rise/run<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the rise would be 5, because you are moving up from -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the run would be 2 since you are moving over to 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the equation would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (5/2)x - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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