document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68774>Question 68774</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line that passes through the points <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-7, -2) and (-4, 1). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #48986 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=48986\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-7,-2)(-4,1) has a slope of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1+2)/(-4+7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 is the slope of this line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no we need to find the y intercept thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=1*-7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=-7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2+7=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5 this is the y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thus the formula is: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+x+%2B5%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+x+%2B5%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = x +5). <BR>\n" );
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