document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612635>Question 612635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equatiin of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. M= -3,(5,9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 = -3*5 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 = -15 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3x + 24<BR>\n" );
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