document.write( "Question 722873: A line contains (-4,y) and (2,4y).It has a
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given:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\".......for (\"-4\",\"y\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%282%2F3%29%28-4%29%2Bb\".......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\".......for (\"2\",\"4y\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=%282%2F3%292%2Bb\".......eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%282%2F3%29%28-4%29%2Bb\".......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"4y=%282%2F3%292%2Bb\".......eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y-y=%282%2F3%292%2Bb-%282%2F3%29%28-4%29-b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=%282%2F3%29%282-%28-4%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=%282%2F3%29%282%2B4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=%282%2F3%296\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=%282%2Fcross%283%29%29cross%286%292\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=2%2A2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F3=%282%2F3%29%28-4%29%2Bb\".......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F3=-8%2F3%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F3%2B8%2F3=b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the line \"y=%282%2F3%29x%2B4\" should contain given points (\"-4\",\"y\")= (\"-4\",\"4%2F3\") and (\"2\",\"4y\")=(\"2\",\"4%284%2F3%29=16%2F3\")\r
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