document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55126>Question 55126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that satisfies each set of conditions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope -2,passes through (-4,6) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37388 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37388\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of a line is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.  Using substitution for your point and slope we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6=-2%2A-4%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6=-2%2A-4%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which reduces to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6=8%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6=8%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Therefore, our equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2x-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2x-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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