document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=79398>Question 79398</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me with these problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs, write your result in slope-intercept form, when possible.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1,3)and (4,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2,-3)and (2,4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #57011 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=57011\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (-1,-3) & (4,-2) the slope is (-2+3)/(4+1)=1/5. now we find the y intercept (b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=mX+b BY SUBSTITUTING ONE SET OF POINTS FOR X & Y THUS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=1/5*-1+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=-1/5+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3+1/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=16/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO THIS LINE EQUATION IS: Y=X/5+16/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2,-3) & (2,4) THE SLOPE IS (4+3)/(2-2)=7/0 WHICH IS A VERTICAL LINE THROUGH THE POINT X=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS THE LINE EQUATION HERE IS X=2. NO Y INTERCEPT. <BR>\n" );
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