document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=641564>Question 641564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do i write an equation for this in standard form?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (0, 2) and (x2, y2) = (-2, 0).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Slope a is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%280-2%29%2F%28-2-0%29+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%280-2%29%2F%28-2-0%29+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Intercept is found from equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A0+%2Bb+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A0+%2Bb+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. From that, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  intercept b is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2-1%2A0+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2-1%2A0+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y=(1)x + (2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%0D%0A++drawing%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C%0D%0A++++graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+1%2Ax%2B2+%29%2C%0D%0A++++red%28+locate%28+0%2C+2%2C+%220%2C+2%22+%29%2C+circle%28+0%2C+2%2C+0.15+%29+%29%2C%0D%0A++++green%28+locate%28+-2%2C+0%2C+%22-2%2C+0%22+%29%2C+circle%28+-2%2C+0%2C+0.15+%29+%29%0D%0A++%29%0D%0A++ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( " in standard form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Ax+%2B+By+=+C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Ax+%2B+By+=+C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you will have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x+%2B+y+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x+%2B+y+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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