document.write( "Question 1170253: What is the equation of the line through the point (-3 , 2) and has x
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document.write( "The straight line goes through the points  (-3,2) and (-1,0).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The slope value is   =  = -1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "An equation if the straight line is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    y - 2 = (-1)*(x - (-3)),   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "    y - 2 = (-1)*(x+3),        or\r\n" );
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document.write( "    y - 2 = -x - 3,            or\r\n" );
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document.write( "    y = -x - 1       (the slope-intersect form)\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + y = -1       (general form).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Choose any of the two forms from the last two equations.\r\n" );
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