document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595449>Question 595449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  write in slope-intercept form the equation of the line that passes through the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  (6,2),(8,-4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3x+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug in one of the coordinates \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2=-3*6+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=-18+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the equation is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-3x+20 </SPAN>\n" );
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