document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97147>Question 97147</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( "(-4,10) (2,6) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #70733 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=70733\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=mX+b WHERE (m)=SLOPE & (b)= Y INTERCEPT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=(6-10)/(2+4)=-4/6=-2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW SUBSTITUTE ONE SET OF X,Y VALUES & SOLVE FOR (b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=-2/3*-4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=8/3+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=10-8/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=(30-8)/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=22/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-2X/3+22/3 IS THE LINE FORMULA THROUGH THESE TWO POINTS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-2x%2F3+%2B22%2F3%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+15%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+-2x%2F3+%2B22%2F3%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 15, y from -10 to 10, y = -2x/3 +22/3).  </SPAN>\n" );
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