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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( " (4,3)
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document.write( "(0,-5)  m = 8/4 = 2
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document.write( "Using 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 = 2x + b  
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document.write( " 3 = 2*4 + b
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document.write( "-5 = b
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document.write( " y = 2x -5 
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