document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55127>Question 55127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the containing the pair of points (0,7) and (5,2). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose the points are (x1,y1) and (x2,y2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the reqd. equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y+-+y1%29%2F%28y2+-+y1%29=%28x+-+x1%29%2F%28x2+-+x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y+-+y1%29%2F%28y2+-+y1%29=%28x+-+x1%29%2F%28x2+-+x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here x1 =0, x2 = 5, y1 = 7, y2 = 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y+-+7%29%2F%282+-+7%29=%28x+-+0%29%2F%285+-+0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y+-+7%29%2F%282+-+7%29=%28x+-+0%29%2F%285+-+0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y+-+7%29%2F%28+-+5%29=x%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y+-+7%29%2F%28+-+5%29=x%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+-+7=-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+-+7=-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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