document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=754117>Question 754117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of a line passing through the points (3,-2) and (-4,-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=&#8710;y/&#8710;x=(-1-(-2))/(-4-3)=1/-7=-1/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=-x/7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for b using coordinates of one of given points (3,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=-3/7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-2+3/7=-11/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given line: y=-x/7-11/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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