document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=645086>Question 645086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the point-slope form to write the equation of the line that has the indicated slope and contains the indicated point. Express the final answer in standard form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3/2,  (&#8722;2, 4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = 3/2, (&#8722;2, 4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Form: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know y = 4, when x = -2, and you know m = 3/2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = (3/2)(-2) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = -3 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (3/2)x + 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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