document.write( "Question 607424: find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point.
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b 
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document.write( " where m is the slope and b the y-intercept. 
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document.write( " m=6/7, (8,-1)
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document.write( " y = (6/7)x + b
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document.write( " -1 = (6/7)·8 + b
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document.write( "  -55/7 = b
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document.write( " y = (6/7)x -55/7
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document.write( "standard form of a line is in the form Ax + By = C: 6x - 7y = 55 \n" );
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