document.write( "Question 636044: I need assistance with writing point-slope form for an equation with the slope and one point already given. one example is \"what is the point-slope form of a line through (4,-4) with a slope of -9/4?\" I don't even know how to begin solving this problem. I practically need a lesson on how to do this kind of thing in general. \n" ); document.write( "

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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 through (4,-4) with a slope m =  -9/4
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document.write( "  |Using ordered pair (x,y): (4,-4)  to solve for b
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document.write( "5 = b
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document.write( " y = (-9/4)x + 5   (Note: line slants to the left (back 4 Up 9) from point(4,-4)
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document.write( "using point-slope form as the directions state
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document.write( "      || which also says:  y = (-9/4)x + 5)
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