document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=518941>Question 518941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i write and equation of the line through points (2,4) and (3,-3)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first, find slope between the two points by applying:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-3-4)/(3-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -7/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the slope (m) and either of the two points (2,4) plug it into the \"point-slope\" form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 4 = -7(x - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 4 = -7x + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -7x + 18 (this is the answer in \"slope-intercept\" form)\r<BR>\n" );
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