document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184929>Question 1184929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line with equal intercepts and passing through the point ( -4, 3/2). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the line has equal x- and y-intercepts, then the slope of the line is -1.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use that slope and the given point to find the equation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-1.5=-1(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-1.5=-x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x-2.5<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: (slope-intercept form) y = -x-2.5<br><BR>\n" );
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