document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997457>Question 997457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is x-intercept of the line passing through points (-4,15) and having a slope of -1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "equation of a line in slope-intercept form: y=mx+b, m=slope,b=y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b using given coordinates(4,15) on the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y-x=15-4=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=-x+11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept=11 </SPAN>\n" );
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