document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154205>Question 1154205</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use an equation to find the value of k so that the line that passes through the given points has the given slope. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(−4,k), (6,−7); m=−one/fifth\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I prefer to use my understanding of slope, rather than a mathematical formula, to solve problems like this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I also encourage students to do that, since it helps gain an understanding of slope, whereas plugging numbers into a formula does not.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Furthermore, if you plug the numbers in the wrong places in the formula, you probably won't get the right answer....)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second of the two given points is 10 to the right of the first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the slope is -1/5, the second point must be 2 down from the first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 down from the first, ending at -7, means the y coordinate of the first point is -5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: k = -5<br><BR>\n" );
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