document.write( "Question 1176537: Use the given conditions to write an equation for the line in point-slope form.\r
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document.write( "the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is:\r\n" );
document.write( "   where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "(-3, -8)  m = 5/-2 = (-5/2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "***Using point-slope form, \r\n" );
document.write( " y + 8 = (-5/2)(x + 3)\r\n" );
document.write( "     y = (-5/2)x - 15/2 - 16/2\r\n" );
document.write( "     y = (-5/2)x  - 31/2\r\n" );
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