document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51249>Question 51249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone help with this problem. Detwmine the equation of the line that has a slope of 5 and passes through the point (1,3). Write the equation in slope intercept form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how do I write an equation in slope-intercept form that satisfies the condition. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope= -0.5, passes through (2,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "std.eqn is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+c.....m=slope=-0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c= y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -0.5x +c...it passes through 2,-3..hence<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3= -0.5*2+c= -1+c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=1-3 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eqn.is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -0.5x -2 <BR>\n" );
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