document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1060723>Question 1060723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (5, 2) and (&#8722;5, 7)?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line passes through (–7,–5) and (–5,4).Write an equation for the line in point-slope form. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope m = diffy/diffx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 9/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - y1 = m*(x - x1) where (x1,y1) is either point.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "| x  y 1|\r\n" );
document.write( "|-7 -5 1| = 0\r\n" );
document.write( "|-5  4 1|\r\n" );
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document.write( "x*(-5-4) - y*(-7+5) + (-28-25) = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "-9x + 2y - 53 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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