document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=61194>Question 61194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. Write the equation of a line, in standard form with the integer coefficiants, that passes through the points (6,7) and (-2,15) PLEASE SHOW ME THE WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and how to solve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42120 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42120\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIRST WE FIND THE SLOPE USING THE TWO POINTAS GIVEN (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(15-7)/(-2-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/-8=-1 FOR THE SLOPE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW REPLACING Y+X IN THE LINE FORMULA (Y=mX+b) WITH -1 FOR (m) & WITH ONE SET OF THE COORDINATES WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=-7+b AND SOLVE FOR b (THE Y INTERCEPT)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6+7=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THIS GIVE US THE EQUATION Y=-X+13 FOR THIS LINE WITH A SLOPE OF (-1)& A Y INTERCEPTOF (13)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WHAT YOU MAY NEED IS TO GRAPH THESE TYPEOFPROBLEMS USING GRAPH PAPER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY JUST GO TO ANY STAPLES OR STORE THAT SELLS PAPER PRODUCTS AND GET A PAD OF GRAPH PAPER. DRAW THE X (VERTICLE LINE) & Y (HORIZONTAL) LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE. THEN LABEL THE MANY UNITS TO THE RIGHT OF THE LINE INTERSECTION PLUS X (+X) VALUES, UNITS TO THE LEFT AS MINUS X (-X) VALUES, THEN LABEL THE UNITS ABOVE THE INTERSECTION PLUS Y (+Y)VALUES AND THE UNITS BELOW THE INTERSECTION MINUS Y (-Y)VALUES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IF YOU NEED MORE HELP GET A GEOMETRY TEXT BOOK FROM THE LOCAL LIBRARY.  \r<BR>\n" );
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