document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867674>Question 867674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line passes through the points(-10,-4) and (-1,2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the slope of the line that passes through the two points?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line passes through the points(-10,-4)  and(-1,2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the y-intercept of the line? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the slope of the line that passes through the two points?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=&#8710;y/&#8710;x=(2-(-4))/(-1-(-10))=6/9=2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line passes through the points(-10,-4) and(-1,2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the y-intercept of the line? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given points:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=2x/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using coordinates of one of the points(-1,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2=2*(-1)/3)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2+2/3=8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of the line:y=2x/3+8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept of the line=8/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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