document.write( "Question 853005: Write the equation of the line, with the given properties, in slope intercept form
\n" ); document.write( "Slope =-2 through (-8,9) \n" ); document.write( "

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point-slope formula:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+-+9+%29+%2F+%28+x+-%28-8+%29+%29+=+-2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+9+=+-2%2A%28+x+%2B+8+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+-+9+=+-2x+-+16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+-2x+-+7+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(-8, 9 )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9+=+-2%2A%28-8%29+-+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9+=+16+-+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+9+=+9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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