document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141416>Question 1141416</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line through the point (-2,8) which has slope m=2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "...or you can use the slope-intercept form instead of the point-slope form.  Many students find this easier.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know the equation is of the form y=mx+b, with m=2; and that the point (x,y) = (-2,8) is on the line.  So<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you get more comfortable with the subject of linear equations, you can get to the answer without the formal mathematics, starting with the equation y = 2x+b:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The point (-2,8) is on the line;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 times -2 is -4;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what do I need to add to that -4 to get 8? 12<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: y = 2x+12 </SPAN>\n" );
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