document.write( "Question 442108: Write an equation in standard form for a line passing through the pair of points.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-4, 5) and (0, -2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I think the answer might be... 9x - 2y = -4
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Algebra.Com's Answer #304947 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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(-4,5), (0,-2)
\n" ); document.write( "The formula is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28y+-+%28-2%29%29+%2F+%28x+-+0%29+=+%28+5+-%28-2%29%29+%2F+%28+-4+-+0+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28y+%2B+2%29+%2F+x+=+%28+5+%2B+2%29+%2F+%28+-4+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28y+%2B+2%29+%2F+x+=+-7%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by \"4x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2A%28y+%2B+2%29+=+-7x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4y+%2B+8+=+-7x+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+%2B+4y+=+-+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "check:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+%2B+4y+=+-+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2A%28-4%29+%2B+4%2A5+=+-+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-28+%2B+20+=+-8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-8+=+-8+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(0,-2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7x+%2B+4y+=+-+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+7%2A0+%2B+4%2A%28-2%29+=+-+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+0+-+8+=+-8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-8+=+-8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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