document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=675865>Question 675865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i find the slope & y-intercept of y=1.8x?  & what does it mean when they say find an equation of the line containing the given point & having the given slope of (-3,0),m=-2?    </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "comparing to the y=mx+b slope-intercept format<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope, m,  is 1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y intercept, b, is 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When given the slope and a point, use the point-slope formula to determine the linear equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-y1 = m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 0 = -2(x--3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x + -6<BR>\n" );
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