document.write( "Question 404963: show me in standard form when a line passes through the points(-1,7) and (2,4) help me find the equation of the line \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "(-1,7) and 
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document.write( "(2,4)   m = (7-4) / (-1-2) = 3/-3 = -1
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document.write( "y = -x + b  |Using ordered pair Pt(2,4) to find b
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document.write( "4 = -2 + b
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document.write( " 6 = b    |  y = -x + 6  OR standard form:  x+ y = 6
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