document.write( "Question 633412: Find the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line passing through the points: (8, -6), (4, -2)
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document.write( "Hi,
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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( "line passing through the points:  
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document.write( "(8, -6), 
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document.write( "(4, -2)  m = -4/4 = -1     
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document.write( "Line
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document.write( " y = (-1)x + b
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document.write( " -2 = (-1)·4 + b   |Using ordered pair (x,y):(4,-2)  to solve for b
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document.write( " 2 = b
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document.write( " y = -x + 2 \n" );
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