document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880935>Question 880935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the line through the given point and with the given slope. (1,-3)m;-1/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "standard form of equation for a line: y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given line:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope,m=-1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=-x/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using given point (1,-3) on the line to find b, the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3=-1/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-3+1/5=-15/5+1/5=-14/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=-x/5-14/5<BR>\n" );
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