document.write( "Question 1203630: what is the slope intercept form of the equation of the line that passes through the point (2,5) and (-3,-1) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #839332 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Use the slope formula\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"m\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" with \"%28matrix%281%2C3%2Cx%5B1%5D%2C%22%2C%22%2Cy%5B1%5D%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28matrix%281%2C3%2C2%5E%22%22%2C%22%2C%22%2C5%29%29\" and \"%28matrix%281%2C3%2Cx%5B2%5D%2C%22%2C%22%2Cy%5B2%5D%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28matrix%281%2C3%2C-3%5E%22%22%2C%22%2C%22%2C-1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the point-slope form:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Don't substitute anything for x or y, but only for m, x1 and y1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then simplify until you get it down to the slope-intercept form:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"m%2Ax\"\"%22%22%2B%22%22\"\"b\"\r\n" );
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