document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1087998>Question 1087998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the point-slope form of a equation of the line through the points (-1,4)(-2,2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1, find the slope, m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = diffy/diffx<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2, use y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is either point.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3, convert to any format you like.<BR>\n" );
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