document.write( "Question 400122: Indicate in standard form the equation of the line through the given points. P(0, -4), Q(5, 1) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "P(0, -4), 
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document.write( "Q(5, 1)  m = (-4-1) / (0-5) = -5/-5 = 1
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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*x + b  |using ordered pair Pt(0,-4) to solve for b
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document.write( " -4 = 1*0 + b
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document.write( " -4 = b
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document.write( " y = x -4
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document.write( " x - y = 4 in standard form \n" );
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