document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=864241>Question 864241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following is the equation of a line that passes through (-2, -1) and (-4, -3)? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. y = 1/2x + 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. y = x + 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. y = 1/2x – 1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. y = x – 1 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To be sure without sketching a graph:  Calculating...  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-3-%28-1%29%29%2F%28-4-%28-2%29%29=%28-2%29%2F%28-2%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-3-%28-1%29%29%2F%28-4-%28-2%29%29=%28-2%29%2F%28-2%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In keeping with the form of the choices, y=mx+b, b=y-mx, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-1-1%2A%28-2%29=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-1-1%2A%28-2%29=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is choice B. </SPAN>\n" );
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