document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97146>Question 97146</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any help you can give me on this will be greatly appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of the line that goes through the following set of points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8,10) (12,22) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #70726 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathslover><B>mathslover(157)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathslover><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mathslover><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=70726\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> General equation of a straight line is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=mx + c ......(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where m is the slope and c the y-intercept\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now slope m = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "          m= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2822-10%29%2F%2812-8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2822-10%29%2F%2812-8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "          m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "          m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the point (8,10) lies on this line therefore we have<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10=3*8 + c    Putting the values of (x,y) and m in 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=-14 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subsituting the values of m and c in (1) we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= 3x -14   the required equation of the line\r<BR>\n" );
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