document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970910>Question 970910</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which linear function represents the line given by the point-slope equation y + 7 = –2/3(x + 6)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. f(x)= -2/3x-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. f(x)= -2/3x -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. f(x)= -2/3x +3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. f(x) = -2/3 +13 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593515 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=593515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is A, and here is my thinking.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have y with no x on the left.  The slope is the coefficient of the x on the right, and distributing the (-2/3) IMMEDIATELY gives you the slope of the line.  OK, all of the choices have -2/3.  Now you need the constant.  Distribute the (-2/3) over 6 and you get MINUS 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, all that needs to be done is to subtract 7 from both sides, (minus 4 minus 7 = minus 11), and the y is by itself, with 1 as the coefficient, and nothing else present. </SPAN>\n" );
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