document.write( "Question 1209272: Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A line graphed on a coordinate plane. The x-axis ranges from negative 3 to 5, in increments of 1. The y-axis ranges from negative 1 to 7, in increments of 1. The line passes through the points at ordered pair 0 comma 5 and ordered pair 3 comma 4.\r
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document.write( "Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form.\r\n" );
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document.write( "A line graphed on a coordinate plane. The x-axis ranges from negative 3 to 5, in increments of 1. The y-axis ranges from negative 1 to 7, in increments of 1. The line passes through the points at ordered pair 0 comma 5 and ordered pair 3 comma 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "An equation is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "He's WRONG. The slope is NOT - 1, as \"%284+-+5%29%2F3+%3C%3E+-+1\".  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Ordered pair: (0, 5) and (3, 4), so m, or slope = \"%284+-+5%29%2F%283+-+0%29\" = \"-+1%2F3\".\r\n" );
document.write( "Since the y-intercept was given as point (0, 5), we get the CORRECT equation as: \"highlight%28highlight_green%28highlight%28y+=+-+%281%2F3%29x+%2B+5%29%29%29\". \r\n" );
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document.write( "In order for the graph to show the line, the y-axis can range from - 1 to 7, but the x-axis NEEDS to range\r\n" );
document.write( "from - 3 to 15, i/o from - 3 to 5, in order for the equation: \"y+=+%28-+1%2F3%29x+%2B+5\" to be clearly viewed.\r\n" );
document.write( "\"graph%28400%2C+400%2C-+3%2C+16%2C+-+1%2C+7%2C-%281%2F3%29x+%2B+5%29\"
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