SOLUTION: Find the equation for the line that passes through the indicated pair of points. (9,-8) and (7,-4)

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Question 5877: Find the equation for the line that passes through the indicated pair of points.
(9,-8) and (7,-4)
Found 2 solutions by Abbey, ichudov:
Answer by Abbey(339)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first find the slope:



slope = -2
Then use y=mx+b and substitute one set of points into the equation:
-8=-2(9)+b
-8=-18+b
b=10
so the equation is y=-2x+10
Answer by ichudov(507)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solved by pluggable solver: FIND EQUATION of straight line given 2 points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (9, -8) and (x2, y2) = (7, -4).
Slope a is .
Intercept is found from equation , or . From that,
intercept b is , or .

y=(-2)x + (10)

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