document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=131938>Question 131938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation for the line passing through the points(8,3) and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2,1).Express your answer in standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96338 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=96338\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (8,3)(-2,1) FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND THE SLOPE (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1-3)/(-2-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2/-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 OR .2 FOR THE SLOPE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW USING THE LINE EQUATION [Y=mX+b] REPLACE X & Y WITH ONWE SET OF COORDINATES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=.2*8+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=1.6+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3-1.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1.4 THE Y INTERCEPT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=.2X+1.4 STANDARD LINE FORMULA FOR THIS LINE.<BR>\n" );
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