document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53277>Question 53277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Will you please write the equation of the line that passes through point (-4,-17) with a slope of 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The form of the equation is y= mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told m=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a value for x, for y, and for m, so you can solve for b, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17=3(-4)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=17+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION is y=3x+29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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