document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=937401>Question 937401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an expression for the function whose graph is the given curve. (Assume that the points are in the form (x, f(x)).)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line segment joining the points <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1, &#8722;1), and (5, 13)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)= ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(5, 13)  m =<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, m = -13/-4 = 13/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "***Using point-slope form, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+highlight_green%28m%29%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+highlight_green%28m%29%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+1 = (13/4)(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y =  (13/4)x - 17/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Standard Form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x - 4y = 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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