document.write( "Question 515888: What does y= in the slope intercept form of the linear equation containing the given pair of points (-1,-3) and (-9,-5) \n" ); document.write( "
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y=mx+b
\n" ); document.write( "Slope
\n" ); document.write( "m=(-5--3)/(-9--1)
\n" ); document.write( "m=-2/-8
\n" ); document.write( "m=1/4
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\n" ); document.write( "-5=1/4*-9+b
\n" ); document.write( "-5=-9/4+b
\n" ); document.write( "b=9/4-5/1
\n" ); document.write( "b=9/4-20/4
\n" ); document.write( "b=-11/4
\n" ); document.write( "b=-2 3/4
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\n" ); document.write( "y=1/4x-2 3/4
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