document.write( "Question 432444: Could someone please show me how to find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point? m=2/3,(8,-1) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi
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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( "Line passing thru Pt(8,-1) with slope m= 2/3  
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document.write( " y = (2/3)x + b
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document.write( "-1 = (1/3)*8 + b
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document.write( " -11/3 = b
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document.write( "   y = (2/3)x -11/3  OR  2x-3y = 11 \n" );
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