document.write( "Question 817841: What is the equation of the line that passes through (4,7) and (8,2)? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "What is the equation of the line that passes through
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\n" ); document.write( "(8,2) m =\"%287-2%29%2F%284-8%29\" m = 5/(-4) = -5/4 \"m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Using point-slope formula, \"y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29\",
\n" ); document.write( " y - 7 = \"highlight%28-5%2F4%29%28x-4%29\" 0r \"y+=+highlight%28-5%2F4%29x%2B12%29\"
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