document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1060011>Question 1060011</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the following problem, the slope and one point on a line is given. Use the point-slope form to find the equation of that line. (Write your answer in slope-intercept form.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(&#8722;6,5), m = &#8722;4/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me im so confused :(<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 #675050 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=acw1213><B>acw1213(28)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=acw1213><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=acw1213><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=675050\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"m\" is the slope. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know 4/3 is the slope here.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Point-slope form is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - y1 = m(x - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you write point-slope form, the ordered pair they give you is used to plug in for x1 and y1 in point-slope form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, your ordered pair (-6,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x1 = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y1 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in x1, y1, and the slope into the formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = 4/3(x - (-6) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify. x - (-6) is the same as x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = 4/3(x + 6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we need to get this into slope-intercept form. Distribute 4/3 into the parentheses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = 4/3*x + 4/3*6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/3*x is the same as 4/3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/3*6 is 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 5 = 4/3x + 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope intercept form is y = mx + b. We need the y to be ALONE on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 5 on both sides. You can only add 5 to its like term, 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 4/3x + 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ta-da! :) </SPAN>\n" );
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