document.write( "Question 117108: Write the equation of the line with x intercept (-20,0) and y intercept (0,-5)\r
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The line goes through the points (-20,0) and (0,-5)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29+%2F+%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "P[1] is (x[1],y[1]) = (-20,0)
\n" ); document.write( "P[2] is (x[2],y[2]) = (0,-5)
\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28-5+-+0%29+%2F+%280+-+%28-20%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+%28-5%29+%2F+20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m+=+-%281%2F4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "The slope -intercept form of a line is
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"
\n" ); document.write( "so far, I have
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-%281%2F4%29x+%2B+b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b\" is the y-intercept. Given that the line goes through (0,-5),
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-%281%2F4%29x+-+5\" answer
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-%281%2F4%29x+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+-%281%2F4%29%2A%28-20%29+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+5+-+5\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"-5+=+-%281%2F4%29%2A0+-+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-5+=+-5\"
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