document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92082>Question 92082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write your result in slope - intercept form where possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1,3) (4,-2) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1,3) (4,-2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In order to find the equation of a line, you need a point and a slope.  You don't have a slope, but you can find the slope between the two points using the point slope formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are the given points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x1,y1)=(-1,3) and (x2,y2)=(4,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28-2-3%29%2F%284-%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28-2-3%29%2F%284-%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-5%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-5%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you have a point and a slope.  You can find the equation of the line using the point slope formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (x1,y1) is a given point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-1 and (x1,y1)=(-1,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3=-1%28x-%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3=-1%28x-%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3=-1%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3=-1%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope-intercept form is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=mx%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where m=slope and (0,b)=y-intercept.  Solve the equation for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3=-x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3=-x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-3%2B3=-x-1%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-3%2B3=-x-1%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
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