document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=863789>Question 863789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Indicate in standard form the equation of the line passing through the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E(-2, 2), F(5, 1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #520603 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=520603\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard form for a line is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is defined as (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "for our problem m = ( 1 - 2) / (5 - (-2)) = -1 / 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x/7 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now take point (-2, 2) and substitute in the equation above to find b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = -(-2)/7 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = 2/7 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 14/7 - 2/7 = 12/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -x/7 + 12/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "here is a graph of the line<BR>\n" );
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