document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=409457>Question 409457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> still not sure of this answer. graph (-2,5) slope of -1 I know the formula is y=mx+b so would that be y=-1x+5 so then -1x+5-1x+5 x= -5 or am i way off?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288334 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288334\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is not a formula, it is simply a general equation of a line (in slope-intercept form). Just like the other tutor said, there is no formula involved in this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is -1, so we already know <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since (-2, 5) is a point on the line, then we can substitute x = -2, y = 5 into our equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+%28-1%29x+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+%28-1%29x+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (because if a point lies on the line then equality must occur) to obtain <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+=+%28-1%29%28-2%29+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+=+%28-1%29%28-2%29+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Hence, the equation of the line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-x+%2B+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-x+%2B+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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