document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893754>Question 893754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write in slope-intercept form the equation of the line that passes through (-2,5) and (4,6) </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( "slope=&#8710;y/&#8710;x=(6-5)/(4-(-2))=1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=(1/6)x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using coordinates of one of the given points (4,6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=4/6+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=6-4/6=18/3-2/3=16/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=x/6+16/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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