document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186979>Question 1186979</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the line having slope  −2  and  x -intercept of  5 .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may enter your equation in either the slope-intercept or point-slope form.  Make sure to enclose fractions in parentheses, for example: y = (9/2)*x+(5/2). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of the line having slope  −2  and  x -intercept of  5 .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may enter your equation in either the slope-intercept or point-slope form.  Make sure to enclose fractions in parentheses, for example: y = (9/2)*x+(5/2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Point-slope form: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+y+-+y%5B1%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+y+-+y%5B1%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%283%2C3%2C+m%2C+%22=%22%2C+slope%2C+x%5B1%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+x-coordinate%2C+y%5B1%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+y-coordinate%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, x-intercept results in the point (5, 0) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+y+-+y%5B1%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+y+-+y%5B1%5D%2C+%22=%22%2C+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then becomes: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+y+-+0%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+2%28x+-+5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+y+-+0%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+2%28x+-+5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ Substituting <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%283%2C3%2C+-+2%2C+for%2C+m%2C+0%2C+for%2C+y%5B1%5D%2C+5%2C+for%2C+x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%283%2C3%2C+-+2%2C+for%2C+m%2C+0%2C+for%2C+y%5B1%5D%2C+5%2C+for%2C+x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of the line: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+y%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+2x+%2B+10%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+y%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+2x+%2B+10%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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