document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52523>Question 52523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line is passing through the points (-1,1) adn (-2,-1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the lope and what is the equation of the line and what are the x and y intercepts? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "SUBSTITUTINS ONE SET OF POINTS WE GET THE Y INTERCEPT USING THE FORMULA<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+B OR 1=2(-1)+b OR 1=-2+b OR b=1+2 OR b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW SUBSTITUTE 0 FOR Y & WE GET 0=2X+3 OR 2X=-3 OR X=-3/2 OR X=-1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS WE HAVE A SLOPE OF (2) A Y INTERCEPT OF (3) & AN X INTERCEPT OF (-1.5) </SPAN>\n" );
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