document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971168>Question 971168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line that passes through (&#8722; 5, 7) with slope &#8722; 2/5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in point slope form and slope intercept form \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with y=-2/5x+7 for the slope intercept form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593717 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=593717\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Basic format, slope-intercept form:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m, slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b, the y-axis intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved for b,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-mx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-mx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you can use any given point to be on the line in place for x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=-%282%2F5%29x%2B%287-%28-2%2F5%29%28-5%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=-%282%2F5%29x%2B%287-%28-2%2F5%29%28-5%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >------Simplify this.<BR>\n" );
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