document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=635575>Question 635575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line containing the point (-3, -12) and having a slope of -4. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-4x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using coordinates of given point (-3,-12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12=-4*-3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=-4x-24<BR>\n" );
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