document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940825>Question 940825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please do help me,,,,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A line passes through (-2,3) and the segment of the line intercepted between the axes is of length 5 square root of 2. Find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. the equation of the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.the point of intersection between the line and the axes. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #573454 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=573454\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y-mx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3-m(-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept is  (0,3+2m).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find x-intercept:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept is  ( -3/m-2, 0 ).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Distance Formula for the distance between those two points, and equate the expression to the expected <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Work through the arithmetic with that to solve for m; and then you can put the equation for the line together. </SPAN>\n" );
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