document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036648>Question 1036648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the point-slope form of an equation for a line that passes through the point with the given slope.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6, -2), m = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Select one:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. y + 2 = -2(x + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. y - 2 = -2(x + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. y + 2 = 2(x + 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. y + 2 = -2(x - 6) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #651376 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=651376\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope, m, is vertical change divided by horizontal change for any two points on a line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any two points, (x[i],y[i]) and (x[t],y[t]),\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What if, you generalize more, dropping the subscripts for t:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Symmetric Property of Equality gives<BR>\n" );
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