document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117776>Question 117776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write results in slope-intercept form, where possible.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-1,3) and (4,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85796 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85796\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIRST WE NEED TO FIND THE SLOPE (m)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=(-2-3)/(4+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-5/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NO WREPLACE THE X & Y IN THE LINE EQUATION [Y=mX+b] WITHN ONE SET OF (X,Y) VALUE & SOLVE FOR THE Y INTERCEPT (b):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=-1*-1+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=1+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2 ANSWER FOR THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THUS WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING LINE EQUATION.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-X+2 ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
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