document.write( "Question 422408: Find the slope intercept form of the equation of the line that has the given properties (m is the slope) Goes through (5,-5);m=-5/4 \n" ); document.write( "

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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( " equation of line with  Slope m = (-5/4) and passes thru Pt(5,-5)    
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document.write( "y = -5/4x + b   |using ordered pair Pt(5,-5) to solve for b
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document.write( "-5 = -25/4 +b
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document.write( "5/4 = b   y = -5/4x 5/4
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document.write( "Note: line slants to the left m < 0
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