document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5905>Question 5905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line shown in the graph?  Coordinates are (3,0) and (0, -4)???? Can someone help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope by taking the difference of the y values/difference of x values:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-y1)/(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0-(-4))/(3-0) = 4/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the intercept by plugging one of these points and the slope into the equation y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=(4/3)*3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then the formula is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(4/3)x -4<BR>\n" );
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