document.write( "Question 504494: \"Passes through the points (7,8) and (-2,3). Be exact please, no decimals. you can skip the graph on this one.\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I found the slope by doing: \"%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29=m\" \"%283-8%29%2F%28-2-7%29=5%2F9\". If the formula was \"y=mx%2Bb\" I need help finding b please. Now I go \"3=%285%2F9%29%28-2%29%2Bb\" but i don't know what to do.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #339625 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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You're on a good start. Solve for b by multiplying 5/9 by -2, then by subtracting that from both sides. \n" ); document.write( "
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