document.write( "Question 1155218: Can you please help me solve these problems.
\n" ); document.write( "1. Find an equation of the line containing the point (-2,5) with slope -3;slope-intercept form.
\n" ); document.write( "2. Find an equation of the line containing the point (9,3) with slope -1/3; standard form.
\n" ); document.write( "Find an equation of the line containing the (-2,-3) with slope 1/8; slope-intercept form.
\n" ); document.write( "4. Find an equation of the line containing the point (4,0) with slope -3/16; standard form.
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The standard form for linear equations in two variables is \"ax%2Bby=c\", and\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1. Find an equation of the line containing the point (\"-2\",\"5\") with slope \"m=-3\";slope-intercept form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\".......plug in a slope and given \"x\" and \"y\" coordinates of the point\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=-3%28-2%29%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=6%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=5-6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-3x-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2. Find an equation of the line containing the point (\"9\",\"3\") with slope \"m=-1%2F3\"; standard form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since given slope, start with slope intercept form\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3=-%281%2F3%299%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3=-3%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=3%2B3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%281%2F3%29x%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "write in standard form:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"ax%2Bby=c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F3%29x%2By=6\" ...both sides multiply by \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x%2B3y=18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3. Find an equation of the line containing the (\"-2\",\"-3\") with slope \"m=1%2F8\"; slope-intercept form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3=%281%2F8%29%28-2%29%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-3=-%281%2F4%29%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29-3=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F4%29-12%2F4=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-11%2F4=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%281%2F8%29x-11%2F4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4. Find an equation of the line containing the point (\"4\",\"0\") with slope \"-3%2F16\"; standard form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since given slope, start with slope intercept form\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-%283%2F16%294%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-%283%2Fcross%2816%294%29cross%284%29%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-%283%2F4%29%2Bb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2F4%29=b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "standard form of equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-%283%2F16%29x%2B3%2F4\".......both sides multiply by \"16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16y=-3x%2B16%2A3%2F4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B16y=4%2A3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B16y=12\"\r
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