document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=589820>Question 589820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write a point-slope equation for the line with the given slope that contains the given point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m =-4/3 ; (7, &#8722;1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is what I did -4/3=y-(-1)/(x-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4/3=y+1/x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4(x-7)=2(y+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+28=2y+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=2y+2+28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=2y+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y=4x+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2y/-2=(4x+30)/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=4x/-2+30/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-2x+-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What did I do wrong here? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #374960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=374960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: Use the point-slope formula to write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y - yo = m(x - x0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - (-1) = (-4/3(x - 7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can stop right there because it just asks point-slope equation (not slope-intercept formula y = mx + b).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope it helps:)\r<BR>\n" );
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