document.write( "Question 469760: Find the equation of the line in standard form through the points (-3, -1) and (-5,7). \n" ); document.write( "
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x1 y1 x2 y2
\n" ); document.write( "-3 -1 -5 7
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\n" ); document.write( "slope m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
\n" ); document.write( "(7-(-1) )/(-5-(-3))
\n" ); document.write( "(8/-2)
\n" ); document.write( "m=-4.00
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug value of the slope and point (-3,-1) in
\n" ); document.write( "Y = m x + b
\n" ); document.write( "-1.00 = 12 + b
\n" ); document.write( "b= -1 12
\n" ); document.write( "b= -13
\n" ); document.write( "So the equation will be
\n" ); document.write( "Y = -4 x -13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x+y=-13
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