document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=517638>Question 517638</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write the slope intercept equation for the line that passes through (6,-9)and has slope -7/6. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "standard form of equation for a straight line: y-=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7x/6+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for b using coordinates of given point (6,-9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9=-7*6/6+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-9+7=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-7x/6-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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