document.write( "Question 1166574: Find an equation of the line passing (-7,2). and (4,5) \n" ); document.write( "

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Using y - y0 = m (x - x0) where (x0,y0) is any point on the line
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+%283%2F11%29x+%2B+%2843%2F11%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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