document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=796206>Question 796206</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line with slope 2/3 that passes through the point (6,2) what is the equation for this problem? What is an easy trick to do these kind of problems? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #481275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39614)</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=481275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The trick depends on what you studied and know so far.  Best bets are slope-intercept form of a line equation and point-slope form of equation.  The response question back to you could be, \"what have you been taught about equations of lines?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SOLVING THROUGH SLOPE-INTERCEPT 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;\" >, the form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-%282%2F3%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-%282%2F3%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute values for the given point (6,2) to get the value for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2-%282%2F3%29%2A6=2-4=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2-%282%2F3%29%2A6=2-4=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >________________showing that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation then, in slope-intercept form, is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=%282%2F3%29x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=%282%2F3%29x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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