document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=689403>Question 689403</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line passes through (1, -4) and has a slope of 3. What is an equation of the line in point-slope form?<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 #425931 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=425931\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y - y1 = m(x - x1) ... point-slope form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = 3(x - x1) ... plug in the given slope m = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - (-4) = 3(x - 1) ... plug in the given point (1,-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y + 4 = 3(x - 1) ... simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the final answer is y + 4 = 3(x - 1) </SPAN>\n" );
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