document.write( "Question 437400: Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m= 2/3, (8,-6) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  
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document.write( "line having slopem = 2/3 and containing the point(8,-6)
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document.write( "  y = (2/3)x  + b
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document.write( " -6 = (2/3)*8 + b
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document.write( " -34/3 = b
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document.write( "       y = (2/3)x - 34/3  or   2x-3y = 34 in standard form
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