document.write( "Question 1176184: Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given point with the given slope. through:(2,-5), slope = -5 \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=mx%2Bb\"$ where $\"m\"$ is a slope and $\"b\"$ y-intercept\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "slope $\"m=+-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=+-5x%2Bb\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " use given point ( $\"2\"$ , $\"-5\"$ ) to find $\"b\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5=+-5%2A2%2Bb\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5=+-10%2Bb\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=10-5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so your equation is $\"y=+-5x%2B5\"$ \r
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