document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981963>Question 981963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem. Find the value of \"a\" if a line containing the point (a, -3a) has a y-intercept of 7 and a slope of -2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602844 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=602844\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope-intercept form equation, y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have a point as  (a,-3a), then you have x=a and y=-3a, which you substitute into the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and now solve this for a. </SPAN>\n" );
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