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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line whose x-intercept is 3 and whose y-intercept is 5? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first you need to find two points in order to find the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-intercept is 3; this mean that the x interception point is (3,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept is 5; this mean that the y interception point is (0,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you have two points (3,0); (0,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope formula is m = (y - y1)/(x - x1) replace values:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5 - 0)/(0 -3); 5/-3; so the slope is m = -5/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope-intercept is y = mx + b; pick point (0,5) and replace values in the formula. y = -5/3(x) + b where b is the y intercept.<BR>\n" );
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