document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=437388>Question 437388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line having given slope and containing the given point \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=7/8, (7,-9) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "plug into \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (-9) = (7/8)(x - 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 9 = (7/8)x - 49/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (7/8)x - 49/8 - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (7/8)x - 49/8 - 72/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (7/8)x - 121/8  (this is what they're looking for)\r<BR>\n" );
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