document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92559>Question 92559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation in standard form of the line described.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "has x-intercept 4 and y-intercept -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=67378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The given data is: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept 4 and y-intercept -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be written as:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - intercept is -  (4, 0) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - intercept is - (0, -8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The general equation of the line in the slope -intercept form is given by: y = mx + b \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So substituing these points in the given equationwe get: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4,0)  ==>  0 = 4m + c \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> c = -4m \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0, -8) ==> -8 = 0 + c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> c = -8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituing this in the above equation, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-8 = -4m \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 8 = 4m \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> m = 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so substituing this in the eqn of the st line, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2x - 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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