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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "(5, -6)  m = 4/-2 = -2
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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 = -2x + b   |Using (3, -2) to solve for b
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document.write( "-2 = -2*3 + b
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document.write( " 4 = b
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document.write( " y = -2x + 4\r
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