document.write( "Question 445780: Given two points through which a line passes, write the equation of each line in slope-intercept form.\r
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "(5,3) m = 4/-3 = -4/3
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document.write( "Note: 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 = -(4/3)x + b
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document.write( " 3 = -(4/3)*5 + b
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document.write( " 29/3 = b
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document.write( " y = -(4/3)x + 29/3
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