document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95728>Question 95728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line that goes through the given point and has the given slope.  Write the answer in slope-intercept form.  <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 #69748 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=69748\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve this problem, you can start with the slope-intercept form of a linear equation. This <BR>\n" );
document.write( "form is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b is the value of y where the graph crosses the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem you are told that the slope of the graph is -8. So in the slope-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "form you can replace m with -8. When you make that substitution, the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -8x + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem tells you that the point (-1,-5) satisfies the equation. This means that the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation is satisfied if x = -1 and y = -5. Substitute -1 for x and -5 for y to make the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 = -8(-1) + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply on the right side and the equation and the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 = +8 + b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 8 from both sides to get rid of the 8 on the right side. This subtraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "makes the equation become:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-13 = b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you know b is -13 and that m is -8, you can substitute these values into the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope intercept form and the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -8x - 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the equation that incorporates the information you were given and is in slope intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and how to work out the answer.<BR>\n" );
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