document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48513>Question 48513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the equation of the line through (-4,7) with a slope of  -2.  Write the answer in standard form using only integers as the coefficients.       </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the point-slope formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-y1)=m(x-x1)  [Plug-in the points]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-7) = (-2)(x-(-4))[Simplify]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-7=-2(x+4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-7=-2x - 8 [Move the variables to one side of the equation]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y = - 1 [Standard form] </SPAN>\n" );
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