document.write( "Question 433096: A line passes through these points: (0, -7) and (-1,0).\r
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document.write( "I. Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "(0, -7) and 
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document.write( "(-1 ,0)  m = -7/1\r
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document.write( "II. 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( "  y = -7x + b   |using ordered pair(-1,0) to find b
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document.write( "  0 = -7*-1 + b
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document.write( "  -7 = b
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document.write( " y = -7x - 7  \n" );
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