document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=485595>Question 485595</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-1,-3)and (-8,-9). The equation of the line in the slope-intercept form is y=______. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, you need to find the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then you apply the slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - yo = m( x - xo) where (xo, yo) is one of the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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