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document.write( "Find an equation of a line that has an x intercept of 6 ,Pt(6,0)
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document.write( "and a y intercept of 4 , Pt(0,4)
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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( "(6,0)
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document.write( "(0,4) m = -4/6 = -2/3   || 
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document.write( "Line:
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document.write( " y = (-2/3)x + b  || Using (x,y) Ordered Pair Pt(0,4) to solve for b
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document.write( "   4 = b
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document.write( " y = (-2/3)x + 4 
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