document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=837597>Question 837597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write a equation in general form when the slope is 5/4 and passes through (-3,-7)?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504686 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=504686\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> General form for a linear equation for two variables is as y=mx+b.  This means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-mx=-7-%285%2F4%29%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-mx=-7-%285%2F4%29%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Putting everything into the form in a raw manner,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%285%2F4%29x%2B%28-7-%285%2F4%29%28-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%285%2F4%29x%2B%28-7-%285%2F4%29%28-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, only needs to be simplified and kept in general form.   (meaning, compute b, and use it in the general form). </SPAN>\n" );
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