document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19076>Question 19076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the standard form of a line that passes through these points (1,2) (21,-58) and how do you get that answer </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=music974><B>music974(43)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=music974><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=9256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First you find the slope in the formula y2-y1/x2-x1.(1,2) are points 1.(21,-58) are points 2. Now you subsitute it so it would be -58-2/21-1, -60/20, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6/2,-3. -3 would be your slope so now you put it into slope intercept form which is y=mx+b. Since now you want to find the y-intercept you plug in the equation points and the slope. 2=-3(1)+b, 2=-3+b. Now you add both sides by 3 because you want to get the b alone so then b=5. Now have the slope intercept equation which is y=-3x+5. Now to get the standard form you add 3x to both sides so the answer would be 3x+y=5. <BR>\n" );
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