document.write( "Question 585162: Find the equation of the line that contains the given point and has the given slope. (Let y be the dependent variable and let x be the independent variable.)
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$\"y+=+mx%2Bb\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5+=+%28-2%2F3%29%282%29%2Bb\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5+=+-4%2F3%2Bb\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2B4%2F3+=+b\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"19%2F3+=+b\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b+=+19%2F3\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line is $\"y+=+%28-2%2F3%29x%2B19%2F3\"$ \r
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