document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81655>Question 81655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am sorry I have to keep asking the same questions but I lost a lot of saved materials during the storm we had in Dallas, Texas that knocked out our power for 4 days.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help me with this one\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation of the line passing through (-3,-5) and (3,0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58493 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=58493\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the formula for a slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28y1-y2%29%2F%28x1-x2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28y1-y2%29%2F%28x1-x2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the formula for a slope:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-5-0%29%2F%28-3-3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-5-0%29%2F%28-3-3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [plug-in the values (-3,-5) and (3,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and solve]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28-5%29%2F%28-6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28-5%29%2F%28-6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%285%2F6%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%285%2F6%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, use the slope-intercept equation of a line: y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx+b [plug-in the values and solve for the b-term]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=(5/6)(-3)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=(-5/2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5+(5/2)=(-5/2)+(5/2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5/2=b [plug-in (b=-5/2) and the slope (5/6) into y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=5/6x-5/2\r<BR>\n" );
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