document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084685>Question 1084685</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What would she have gotten for the equation of the linear function if she had used the ordered pairs (2, 5) and (4, 1) instead? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the ordered pairs (2, 5) and (4, 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Gradient = y2 - y1/x2 - x1 = 1 - 5/4 - 2 = -4/2 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using gradient = -2 and (4, 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - b = m(x - a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1 = -2(x - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y - 1 = -2x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x + 8 + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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