document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002338>Question 1002338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Target: given two points write the equation of the line in point slope form <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-10,3) and (-2,-5) </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) = (-10, 3) and (x2, y2) = (-2, -5).<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+=+%28-5-3%29%2F%28-2--10%29+=+-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%28-5-3%29%2F%28-2--10%29+=+-1\"   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=-1%2A-10+%2Bb+=+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2A-10+%2Bb+=+-7\"   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=3--1%2A-10+=+-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=3--1%2A-10+=+-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y=(-1)x + (-7)<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+-1%2Ax%2B-7+%29%2C%0D%0A++++red%28+locate%28+-10%2C+3%2C+%22-10%2C+3%22+%29%2C+circle%28+-10%2C+3%2C+0.15+%29+%29%2C%0D%0A++++green%28+locate%28+-2%2C+-5%2C+%22-2%2C+-5%22+%29%2C+circle%28+-2%2C+-5%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( "or, your equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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