document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=772981>Question 772981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope. Express your answer in slope-intercept form. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8, 0), m = -3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #471227 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=471227\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = mx + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-3)x + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = (-3)*(8) + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = -24 + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0+24 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation is <font color=\"red\">y = -3x + 24</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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