document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121851>Question 121851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line passing through the given pair of points.  Write your result in slope-intercept form.\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 #89463 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=89463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Y=mX+b WHERE m=SLOPE & b=Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SLOPE=(-2-3)/(4+1)=-5/5=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW REPLACE THE X & Y TERMS WITH ONE SET OF POINTS (-1,3)<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<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-X+2 ANSWER. </SPAN>\n" );
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