document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897141>Question 897141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m=1/7, p(-1,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "instructions are to find point-slope form and the slope intercept form with the given slope which passes through the given point </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543999 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543999\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> point slope form is y - y1 = m(x-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x1,y1) is a point on the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are given that m is equal to (1/7) and (x1,y1) is equal to (-1,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-4 = (1/7)(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (1/7)x + 29/7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "equation is now in slope intercept form of y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the grpah of your equation is shown below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in  the graph, 29/7 is shown as 4.143 rounded to 3 decimal placs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your point of (-1,4) is shown on the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the y-intercept is 29/7 which is shown as 4.143.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is 1/7 which means that y increases 1 unit when x increases 7 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that the point (0,4.143) progresses to (7,5.143)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the x-coordinate went up 7 from 0 to 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-coordinate went up 1 from 4.143 to 5.143.\r<BR>\n" );
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