document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825370>Question 825370</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the equation of a line through the points (9,3)(5,-5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1, find the slope, m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = diffy/diffx<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2, use the slope and either point y = mx + b to find b, the y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, it's y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or you can use determinants, my preference.<BR>\n" );
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