document.write( "Question 1149639: How do I write a equation in slope-intercept form that passes through the given point and has the given slope (2,7); slope -4 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( " a equation in slope-intercept form:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\" where \"m\" is a slope and \"b\" y-intercept\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-4\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "point: (\"2\",\"7\")=(\"x\",\"y\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "plug in given data\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7=-4%2A2%2Bb\" ...solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7=-8%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2B8=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and, your equation is: \"y=-4x%2B15\"\r
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