document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78906>Question 78906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write the equation of the line with slope -5 and y-intercept (0, 5)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56593 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=56593\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can do this directly.  Use the slope intercept form of an equation. This form is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b is the value of y where the graph crosses the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem tells you that the slope (m) is -5.  Substitute this into the slope intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "form and you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the problem also tells you that the point (0, 5) is the y-intercept.  At that point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the value of y is 5. Substitute this for b in the slope intercept equation and you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer.  This equation is one that has a graph with a slope of -5 and crosses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the y-axis at +5.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the slope intercept form of an equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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