document.write( "Question 769619: Select the equation of the line that passes through the given two points. Note that the correct equation may not be in slope-intercept form (solve for y to get the slope-intercept form). \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "11. (-6,8),(10,-56)
\n" ); document.write( "A y = -4 - 16x
\n" ); document.write( "By = - 16
\n" ); document.write( "C4x + y = -16
\n" ); document.write( "D2x + y = 16
\n" ); document.write( "E y = -6 - 8x
\n" ); document.write( "F y = -16 + 4x \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12. (4,5), (19,-7)
\n" ); document.write( "A -12x = -123 + 14y
\n" ); document.write( "B-12x = -123 + 15y
\n" ); document.write( "C-6x = 19 + 5y
\n" ); document.write( "D4x + 5y = 41
\n" ); document.write( "E 5x + 5y = 10
\n" ); document.write( "F -16x = 312 - 19y
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The equation of line in slope-intercept form is \"y=mx%2Bb\"
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\n" ); document.write( "and a number \"b\" that indicates the y-intercept, meaning that the line passes through (0,b).
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\n" ); document.write( "11. The slope of the line that passes through (-6,8) and (10,-56) is
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-56-8%29%2F%2810-%28-6%29%29=-64%2F%2810%2B6%29=-64%2F16=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "There are many lines with a slope of \"-4\", but a line that passes through those two points must have a slope of \"-4\", so we can eliminate of the choices that have a different slope.
\n" ); document.write( "A \"y+=+-4+-+16x+\" is in slope-intercept form and has a slope of \"-16\"
\n" ); document.write( "B \"y+=+-+16++\" is in slope-intercept form and has a slope of \"0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28C%29\" \"4x+%2B+y+=+-16\" can be transformed into the slope intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x+%2B+y+=+-16\"-->\"y+=+-16+-4x\" and has a slope of \"highlight%28-4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "D \"2x+%2B+y+=+16\" can be transformed into the slope intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+y+=+16\"-->\"y+=+-16+-2x\" and has a slope of \"-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "E \"y+=+-6+-+8x\" is in slope-intercept form and has a slope of \"-8\"
\n" ); document.write( "F \"y+=+-16+%2B+4x\" is in slope-intercept form and has a slope of \"4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "12. The slope of the line that passes through (4,5) and (19,-7) is
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-7-5%29%2F%2819-4%29=-12%2F15=-3%2F5=-0.6\"
\n" ); document.write( "There are many lines with a slope of \"-3%2F5=-0.6\", but a line that passes through those two points must have a slope of \"-3%2F5=-0.6\", so we can eliminate of the choices that have a different slope.
\n" ); document.write( "A \"-12x+=+-123+%2B+14y\" can be transformed into the slope intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "\"12x+=+-123+%2B+14y\"-->\"14y+=+12x+%2B123\"-->\"y+=+%2812%2F14%29x+%2B123%2F14\" and has a slope of \"12%2F14=6%2F7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B%29\" \"-12x+=+-123+%2B+15y\"-->\"-12x+%2B123+=15y\"-->\"%28-12%2F15%29x+%2B123%2F15+=y\" and has a slope of \"-12%2F15=highlight%28-3%2F5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "C \"-6x+=+19+%2B+5y+\"-->\"-6x-19=5y+\"-->\"%28-6%2F5%29x-19%2F5=y+\" has a slope of \"-6%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "D \"4x+%2B+5y+=+41\"-->\"5y+=+41-4x\"-->\"y=%28-4%2F5%29x%2B41%2F5\" has a slope of \"-4%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "E \"5x+%2B+5y+=+10\"-->\"5y+=10-5x\"-->\"y=%28-5%2F5%29x%2B10%2F5+\"-->\"y=-x%2B2\" has a slope of \"-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "F \"-16x+=+312+-+19y\"-->\"-16x-312=-19y\"-->\"y=%28-16%2F%28-19%29%29x-312%2F%28-19%29\"-->\"y=%2816%2F19%29x-312%2F19\" has a slope of \"16%2F19\"
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