document.write( "Question 465616: What is the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line that contains the points (-1, 8) and (4, 3)?
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document.write( "Find EQ, in slope-intercept form, of the line that contains the points (-1, 8) and (4, 3)?
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, \"m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"
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document.write( "(-1, 8) 
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document.write( " (4, 3)  m = 5/ -5 = -1
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  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( "  8 = 1 + b
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document.write( "  7 = b
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document.write( " y = -x  + 7
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