document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70871>Question 70871</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078603900/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                y+9=-3(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "                y+9=-3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The standard form of an equation of a line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Ax%2BBy=C%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Ax%2BBy=C%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where A, B, and C are integers.  Some books and teachers also require that A be positive:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+9=-3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+9=-3x-3(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+9=-3x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y+9=3x-3x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y+9=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+y+9-9=6-9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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