document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478410>Question 478410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the equation for a line containing the point (9,-9) with a slope of 6/7 ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug given data into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (-9) = (6/7)(x - 9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 9 = (6/7)x - 54/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (6/7)x - 54/7 - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (6/7)x - 54/7 - 63/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (6/7)x - 117/7 (this is in \"slope-intercept\" form)\r<BR>\n" );
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