document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970218>Question 970218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the values for x and y using the given slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m= 5/3 and (3,7), (x,2), (-3,y) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #592859 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=592859\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope using first two points, (3,7) and (x,2) is (-5)/x-3 ;  we subtract the 7 from the 2 (difference in y) and 3 from x (difference in x). Notice we have an x generic for slope and an algebraic x. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope using the first and third points will be equal to the first if we have a line.  That slope is (y-7)/(-3-3) or (y-7)/-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set them equal to 5/3 since that is the numerical value of the slope given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[-5/(x-3)]=5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply.  -15=5(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15=5x-15  by distributing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 15 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=5x; x=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[(y-7)/-6]=5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(y-7)=(-6)*5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y-21=-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=-9, adding 21 to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3, dividing both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3, -3)  are the points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check slope between the points<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3,7) and (0,2);   (2-7))/(0-3) ;   -5/-3  or 5/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0,2) and (-3,-3);   (-3-2)/-3 ;   -5/-5 or 5/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the points are on the line y=(5/3)x +2\r<BR>\n" );
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