document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977557>Question 977557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Find the slope of the line through the points (3, -7) and (-2, 5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Write in point-slope form, Y - Y&#8321;= M ( X - X&#8321;), the equation of the line through the two points given in part a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) Convert the equation that you wrote in part b to slope-intercept form, Y = MX + B. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Gradient of line between (3,-7) and (-2,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gradient = y(2) - y(1)/x(2) - x(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gradient = 5 - (-7)/-2 - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gradient = 12/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Using (-2,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y - Y&#8321;= M ( X - X&#8321;)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y - 5 = -12/5(X -(-2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y - 5 = -12/5(X + 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Y = -12/5xX - 48/5 + 25/5 (5 = 25/5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = -12/5X - 23/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can multiply thro by 5 if you want whole numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5Y = -12X - 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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