document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126490>Question 1126490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the set of information, find a linear equation satisfying the conditions, if possible. (If not possible, enter IMPOSSIBLE.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-intercept at (x, y) = (&#8722;9, 0) and y-intercept at (x, y) = (0, 8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*This is my work thus far, but somewhere along the way I am going wrong since the answer resulting is not correct*\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-9,0) (0,8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= y^2-y^1/ x^2-x^1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8-0/0--9= -8/9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " y-y^1= m(x-x^1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-8= -8/9(x-0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-8=-8/9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-8/9x +8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x-intercept at (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) = (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-intercept at (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) = (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can find a slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > using given points\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%288-0%29%2F+%280-%28-9%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%288-0%29%2F+%280-%28-9%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=8%2F+%280%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=8%2F+%280%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=8%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=8%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so far we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%288%2F9%29x%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%288%2F9%29x%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.......since given y-intercept at  (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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