document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=479922>Question 479922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line passes through (1,-5) and (-3,7) write an equation for the line in point - slope form  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = diffy/diffx = 12/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use either point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 = -3 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -3x - 2<BR>\n" );
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