document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884376>Question 884376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the line with slope 5/7 and passing through (1 -6) </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( "equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5x/7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using coordinates of given point on the line(1,-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6=5*1/7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-42/7-5/7=-47/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=5x/7-47/7 </SPAN>\n" );
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