document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60212>Question 60212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find an equation of each line, and write it in slope intercept form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "through (-2,3) and (6,-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "through (-2,3) and (6,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In order to write the equation of a line, we need a slope and a point.  We don't have a slope, but we can find it when given two points, using the slope formula:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x1,y1)=(-2,3)  and (x2,y2)=(6,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-1-3%29%2F%286-%28-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-1-3%29%2F%286-%28-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-4%2F%286%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-4%2F%286%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-4%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-4%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can use the point slope formula to find the equation of a line:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y-y1=m%28x-x1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y-y1=m%28x-x1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, m=slope, (x1,y1)=a given point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-1/2 and (x1,y1)=(-2,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3=%28-1%2F2%29%28x-%28-2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3=%28-1%2F2%29%28x-%28-2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3=%28-1%2F2%29%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3=%28-1%2F2%29%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3=%28-1%2F2%29x-2%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3=%28-1%2F2%29x-2%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3%2B3=%28-1%2F2%29x-1%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3%2B3=%28-1%2F2%29x-1%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is in slope intercept form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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