document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19318>Question 19318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the slope-intercept form of (0,1) (3,-8). How do i figure out how to find the equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9342 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=9342\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope-intercept is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First find the slope using: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0, 1) = (x1, y1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3, -8) = (x2, y2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28-8-1%29%2F%283-0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28-8-1%29%2F%283-0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-9%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-9%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-3x+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-3x+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now you need to find the value of b, the y-intercept. This is done by substituting the x- and y-coordinates from either of the two given points and solving for b. Let's use the first given point (0, 1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+=+-3%280%29+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+=+-3%280%29+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can write the final equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-3x+%2B+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-3x+%2B+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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