document.write( "Question 577626: write the slope intercept form of the equation (-6,-4)and (6,-6) please show all work \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "First let's find the slope of the line through the points and \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=-6\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-4\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=6\" and \"y%5B2%5D=-6\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the slope formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-6--4%29%2F%286--6%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-6\", \"y%5B1%5D=-4\", \"x%5B2%5D=6\", and \"x%5B1%5D=-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-2%29%2F%286--6%29\" Subtract \"-4\" from \"-6\" to get \"-2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-2%29%2F%2812%29\" Subtract \"-6\" from \"6\" to get \"12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1%2F6\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is \"m=-1%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's use the point slope formula:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the point slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y--4=%28-1%2F6%29%28x--6%29\" Plug in \"m=-1%2F6\", \"x%5B1%5D=-6\", and \"y%5B1%5D=-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y--4=%28-1%2F6%29%28x%2B6%29\" Rewrite \"x--6\" as \"x%2B6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B4=%28-1%2F6%29%28x%2B6%29\" Rewrite \"y--4\" as \"y%2B4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B4=%28-1%2F6%29x%2B%28-1%2F6%29%286%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B4=%28-1%2F6%29x-1\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-1%2F6%29x-1-4\" Subtract 4 from both sides. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28-1%2F6%29x-5\" Combine like terms. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation that goes through the points and is \"y=%28-1%2F6%29x-5\"\r
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