document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=741576>Question 741576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Indicate in standard form the equation of the line passing through the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(6, 2), Q(8, -4) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #452062 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=452062\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-4-2%29%2F%288-6%29=-6%2F2=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-4-2%29%2F%288-6%29=-6%2F2=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pick either point and use the ordered pair values in slope-intercept form of equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Picking P(6,2),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, general way to show slope intercept form of line equation. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=-3%2A6%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=-3%2A6%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where b is the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want equation in standard form, but we can more quickly write the slope-intercept form.  Not a problem.  We can convert into standard form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3x%2B20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3x%2B20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283x%2By=20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283x%2By=20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, just by adding +3x to both sides.  In other examples, sometimes a couple more steps are needed. </SPAN>\n" );
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