document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1000190>Question 1000190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that passes through the given points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5, &#8722;2), (&#8722;16, 4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (5, -2) and (x2, y2) = (-16, 4).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Slope a is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%284--2%29%2F%28-16-5%29+=+-0.285714285714286 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Intercept is found from equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-0.285714285714286%2A5+%2Bb+=+-0.571428571428572 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-0.285714285714286%2A5+%2Bb+=+-0.571428571428572\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. From that, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  intercept b is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-2--0.285714285714286%2A5+=+-0.571428571428572 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-2--0.285714285714286%2A5+=+-0.571428571428572\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y=(-0.285714285714286)x + (-0.571428571428572)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Your graph:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%0D%0A++drawing%28600%2C+600%2C+-30%2C+30%2C+-30%2C+30%2C%0D%0A++++graph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-30%2C+30%2C+-30%2C+30%2C+-0.285714285714286%2Ax%2B-0.571428571428572+%29%2C%0D%0A++++red%28+locate%28+5%2C+-2%2C+%225%2C+-2%22+%29%2C+circle%28+5%2C+-2%2C+0.15+%29+%29%2C%0D%0A++++green%28+locate%28+-16%2C+4%2C+%22-16%2C+4%22+%29%2C+circle%28+-16%2C+4%2C+0.15+%29+%29%0D%0A++%29%0D%0A++ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "round it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-0.3x-0.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-0.3x-0.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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