document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002761>Question 1002761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line has a slope of -3 and passes through the point (5,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the equation of the line? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find the b...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1 = (-3)(5) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -3x + 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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