document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061483>Question 1061483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of a line with a slope of 2 and passing through the point (1,-5). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Form:: y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using x,y and m, solve for \"b\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 = 2*1 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: y = 2x - 7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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