document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=108742>Question 108742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line that passes through point (–4, –17) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "with a slope of 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with a slope of 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17=3(-4)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17=-12+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-17+12=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the equation would be;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x-5<BR>\n" );
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