document.write( "Question 438287: write an equation of the line through the given point with the given slope write the equation in slope intercept form (4,4);m= -5/7 \n" ); document.write( "

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(4,4)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+m+=+-5%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The formula is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28y+-+4%29+%2F+%28x+-+4%29+=+-5%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"+7%2A%28x-4%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28y+-+4%29+=+-5%2A%28x+-+4%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+-+28+=+-5x+%2B+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7y+=-5x+%2B+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+%28-5%2F7%29%2Ax+%2B+48%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "Does the line go through (4,4) ?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+%28-5%2F7%29%2Ax+%2B+48%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4+=+%28-5%2F7%29%2A4+%2B+48%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+28+=+-20+%2B+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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