document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595981>Question 595981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble with linear equations.  given the information of :  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2/3,(2-8) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+8=2/3(x-(-2))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2/3x-28/3  I do not know how to get to the -20 that you add the -8 to.  is ther an easy why to do this please help?????<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Betty Bauer </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First off, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\ +\ 8\ =\ \frac{2}{3}\left(x\ -\ (-2)\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your given point has 2, not -2 as an <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\">-coordinate.  Hence:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ +\ 8\ =\ \frac{2}{3}\left(x\ -\ 2\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, distribute the slope fraction:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ +\ 8\ =\ \frac{2}{3}x\ -\ \frac{4}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then add -8 to both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ =\ \frac{2}{3}x\ -\ \frac{4}{3}\ -\ 8\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But 8 is the same thing as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{24}{3}\">, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ =\ \frac{2}{3}x\ -\ \frac{4}{3}\ -\ \frac{24}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now just add the numerators on the fractions with like denominators and you have it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ =\ \frac{2}{3}x\ -\ \frac{28}{3}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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