document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=695502>Question 695502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need some help. I'm a parent trying to brush up on my alegbra to help my child.  I can only get one of the answers to this problem.  Need help with second part.  Answers to choose from does not include what I get.  Perhaps the correct answer isn't there and the teacher made a mistake...or perhaps it's me. Probgrlme is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line passes the line (2,-1) and (8,4) a)write an equation for the line in point solpe form.  b) rewrite equation in standard form using integers. For point slope I determined slope (y2-y2)/x2-x1 = 5/6. then used y-y1=m(x-x1) to get y+1=5/6 (x-2)..what is the standard form... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #428509 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=428509\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> see this link on the various forms of equations for lines<BR>\n" );
document.write( "http://www.analyzemath.com/line/different_forms.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The purplemath site is a great resource too.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part B of this problem asks you to convert the answer you have in part A, into the general form (ax + by = c), where a,b and c are integers. Usually one expects a to be a positive integer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's walk thru the whole thing<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use that value for to to solve part a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I suspect you're answer differs from the one given in the valueof the slope (m). Remember subtracting a negative numbers (minus a minus) ends up as a plus.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now on to part b<BR>\n" );
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