document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78726>Question 78726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line with given slope and y -intercept. Then graph each line using the slope and y- intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope: 5; y-intercept: (0, -2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56464 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Septimus314><B>Septimus314(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Septimus314><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=56464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The standard equation of a line is y = mx + b, where m is the slope, and b = y- intercept.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, this question is fairly direct, it is simply a matter of plugging in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 5x -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the y-intercept the only important part is the -2, a y- intercept always has 0 as the first coordinate part. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, if it says y-intercept: (0, 3), then b is simply 3, this is just a side example, having nothing to do with your specific question. </SPAN>\n" );
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