document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896633>Question 896633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a formula for the linear function with slope 0.6 that passes through the points (-0.4,0.5). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Form:: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for y, x, and m ; solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5 = 0.6*(-0.4) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5 = -0.24 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 0.74<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 0.6x + 0.74<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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