document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83793>Question 83793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find an equation for the line with the given properties.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope=-3/7, passes through (4, -7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60363 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=60363\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=mX+b IS THE LINE EQUATION WHERE (m)=SLOPE & (b)=Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SUBSTITUTING -3/7 FOR THE SLOPE(m) & THE VALUES FOR X=4 & Y=-7 WE NEED TO SOLVE FOR THE Y INTERCEPT(b).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7=-3/7*4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-7=-12/7+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-7+12/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=(-7*7+12)/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=(-49+12)/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-37/7 OR -5 2/7 OR -5.2857 ANSWER FOR THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF IS THE FOLLOWING GRAPH.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-15%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-3x%2F7+-37%2F7%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-15%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-3x%2F7+-37%2F7%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -15 to 5, y from -10 to 10, y = -3x/7 -37/7).  </SPAN>\n" );
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