document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=818125>Question 818125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question: Write an equation in slope - intercept form of the line that passes through (1, -1), and has a slope of 5?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Somehow when I did it I had gotten the answer Y+1=5(x-1) and it was wrong. So if you could help that would be great. Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #492353 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=492353\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of line is given by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1=m(x-x1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where (x1,y1) are the co ordinates and m the slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1,-1)  & m=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-(-1)=5(x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y+1=5x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=5x-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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