document.write( "Question 1149758: Find the value of k that makes the line through (-4, k) and (-1,2k) have a y-intercept of -7.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #771097 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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if the line through (-4, k) and (-1,2k) you can find a slope\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%282k-k%29%2F%28-1-%28-4%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-k%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y-intercept of \"-7\": (\"0\", \"-7\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the line have a y-intercept of \"-7\", use slope intercept formula\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\" where \"b\" is y-intercept and \"m\" is a slope, substitute both\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28k%2F3%29x-7\".......use point, (\"-1\", \"2k\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2k=%28k%2F3%29%28-1%29-7\"....solve for \"k\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2k=-k%2F3-7\"...both sides multiply by \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6k=-k-21\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6k%2Bk=-21\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7k+=+-21\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k+=+-21%2F7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then slope is \"m=k%2F3\"=>\"m=-3%2F1\"=>\"m=-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and two points will be:\r
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