document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=535540>Question 535540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an eqution of the line containg the given pair of points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,-2) and (-3,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The eqution of the line in slope-intercept form is y= </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #351934 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=351934\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x1		y1	x2	y2				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1	*	-2	-3	-7				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope m =		(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(	-7	-	-2	)/(	-3	-	-1	) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(	-5	/	-2	)  				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=		5/ 2						 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug value of  the slope  and point (	-1,-2) in	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y 	=	m	x 	+	b			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.00	=	-5/2	+	b				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=	-2	-	5/2					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=	-9/ 2							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the equation  will be								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y 	=	5/2	x 		-9/2			<BR>\n" );
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