document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810373>Question 810373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help. Write an equation in the point slope form passing through points (6,-4) (-3,5) then rewrite the equation in slope intercept form. Show work.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #488107 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=488107\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Point-Slope form comes from definition of slope.  If given points (u,v) and (x,y), then slope, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28m=%28y-v%29%2F%28x-u%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28m=%28y-v%29%2F%28x-u%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in which the known point may be (u,v).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving that equation for y,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%28x-u%29=y-v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%28x-u%29=y-v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=m%28x-u%29%2Bv ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=m%28x-u%29%2Bv\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx-um%2Bv ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx-um%2Bv\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bv-um ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bv-um\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2B%28v-um%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2B%28v-um%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is in slope-intercept form, for some given point (u,v) on the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope, m.   The y-intercept, v-mu. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );