document.write( "Question 832619: Hello there. I have a question regarding slopes. How do you algebraically find the equation of a line whose slope is -2/3 and contains the point (-18,14)?\r
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document.write( "Hi, Max--\r\n" );
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document.write( "THE PROBLEM:\r\n" );
document.write( "How do you algebraically find the equation of a line whose slope is -2/3 and contains the point (-18,14)?\r\n" );
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document.write( "A SOLUTION:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the point-slope form. Here m is the slope, while  and  are the x- and y-values of a \r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute -2/3 for m, -18 for  and 14 for .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can rearrange the terms to get this equation in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b) or in general form if \r\n" );
document.write( "you like, but this is a perfectly valid equation for the line with a slope of -2/3 that passed through the \r\n" );
document.write( "point(-18, 14).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps! Feel free to email if you have any questions about the solution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck with your math,\r\n" );
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