document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43348>Question 43348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Practice problem six i'm lost on. Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given points with the indicated slope. Give results in slope-intercept form, if possible.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #28422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=28422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since you do not give an example, i'll give you one to use as an example...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let's say you are given <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 2/3 and the point (6, -8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we plug into the point-slope form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 8 = (2/3)(x - 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then conver to y = mx + b form by solving for y...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 8 = (2/3)x - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (2/3)x - 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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