document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=713281>Question 713281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line with slope 1/4 that passes through the point (0,-1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #438354 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=438354\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember a form called point-slope equation for a line.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "The formula for slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y-y%5B0%5D%29%2F%28x-x%5B0%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y-y%5B0%5D%29%2F%28x-x%5B0%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where (x,y) is any point and (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) is a particular point different from (x,y).  The formula can be rearranged my multiplying left and right members by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-x%5B0%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-x%5B0%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%28x-x%5B0%5D%29=y-y%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%28x-x%5B0%5D%29=y-y%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y-y%5B0%5D=m%28x-x%5B0%5D%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y-y%5B0%5D=m%28x-x%5B0%5D%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is the point-slope form for a line.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Just substitute the values for your given point and the value of your given slope and adjust appropriately using arithmetic or algebra steps. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );