document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=523082>Question 523082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please could you let me know: determine the equqtion of the line through the given point with the given slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,-5) m=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the point slope format: y - y1 = m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this problem: x1=2, y1=-5, m=1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - (-5) = 1(x - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 5 = 1x - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 2 - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x - 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this, replace x with 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2 - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -5 </SPAN>\n" );
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