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Algebra.Com's Answer #618642 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the Equation of a Line
First lets find the slope through the points (\"2000\",\"1000\") and (\"2012\",\"3400\")
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m=%283400-1000%29%2F%282012-2000%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=3400\",\"y%5B1%5D=1000\",\"x%5B2%5D=2012\",\"x%5B1%5D=2000\" (these are the coordinates of given points)
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m=+2400%2F12\" Subtract the terms in the numerator \"3400-1000\" to get \"2400\". Subtract the terms in the denominator \"2012-2000\" to get \"12\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-1000=%28200%29%28x-2000%29\" Plug in \"m=200\", \"x%5B1%5D=2000\", and \"y%5B1%5D=1000\" (these values are given)
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-1000=200x%2B%28200%29%28-2000%29\" Distribute \"200\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y-1000=200x-400000\" Multiply \"200\" and \"-2000\" to get \"-400000%2F1\". Now reduce \"-400000%2F1\" to get \"-400000\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"y=200x-399000\" Combine like terms \"-400000\" and \"1000\" to get \"-399000\"
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\n" ); document.write( " So the equation of the line which goes through the points (\"2000\",\"1000\") and (\"2012\",\"3400\") is:\"y=200x-399000\"
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\n" ); document.write( " The equation is now in \"y=mx%2Bb\" form (which is slope-intercept form) where the slope is \"m=200\" and the y-intercept is \"b=-399000\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Notice if we graph the equation \"y=200x-399000\" and plot the points (\"2000\",\"1000\") and (\"2012\",\"3400\"), we get this: (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver)
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