document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=77961>Question 77961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question#2 Find the equation in slope intercept form of the line that passes thru the points (-5,2) and (-4,1).  Please help I cant figure it out. If you can break it down into steps that would be awesome.  Thanks NR </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #55868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=55868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first, find the slope (m)---divide the change in y (rise) by the change in x (run)--- m=(1-2)/(-4-(-5))...m=-1/1...m=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope-intercept form is y=mx+b; where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (where the graph crosses the y-axis)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "knowing the slope (-1), you can plug in the x and y values from one of the points to find b...2=(-1)(-5)+b...2=5+b...b=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the equation is y=(-1)x+(-3)...or y=-x-3 </SPAN>\n" );
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