document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53751>Question 53751</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618306056/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-4,0) slope 5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-0= 5/2(x--4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-0 = 5/2x-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( " +0        +0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 5/2- -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this how to solve this problem... If not could you please show me how and what exactly I did wrong.. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y-0= 5/2(x--4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mistake here:  --4 is +4, so you should have the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-0 = 5/2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= (5/2)x+10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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