document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=664143>Question 664143</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me find the slope-intercept form which passes through (-2,3) and (0,1).  Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the coordinates (-2,3) and (0,1) you can find the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-3%29%2F0-%28-2%29%29+=+%28-2%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-3%29%2F0-%28-2%29%29+=+%28-2%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the coordinate (-2,3), plug in x and y to solve for b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%282%2Fcross%282%29%29%2Across%28-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%282%2Fcross%282%29%29%2Across%28-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = 2 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3-2 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the linear equation is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Confirm this using the other coordinate (0,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%2F2%29%2A0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%2F2%29%2A0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%28-3%2F2%29x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%28-3%2F2%29x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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