document.write( "Question 930078: write an equation for the line that passes through the points (-2,2)and (2,-8) \n" ); document.write( "
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y2 - y1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-2,2) and (2,-8)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-8 - 2
\n" ); document.write( "-------- = slope {substituted into slope formula}
\n" ); document.write( "2 - (-2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-10
\n" ); document.write( "---- = slope {subtracted on top and bottom}
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-5
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Point-slope form is y - y1 = m(x - x1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-2,2) , slope = -5/2
\n" ); document.write( "y - 2 = (-5/2)[x - (-2)] {substituted into point-slope form}
\n" ); document.write( "-2y + 4 = 5(x + 2) {multiplied entire equation by -5 and simplified}
\n" ); document.write( "-2y + 4 = 5x + 10 {used distributive property}
\n" ); document.write( "-2y = 5x + 6 {subtracted 4 from each side}
\n" ); document.write( "y = (-5/2)x - 3 {divided each side by -2}\r
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