document.write( "Question 445777: 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( "(-4,3) and 
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document.write( "(-2,1)  m = 2/-2 = -1
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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 = -x + b
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document.write( " 1 = -1*-2 + b
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document.write( " -1 = b
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document.write( " y = -x -1
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