SOLUTION: What is the value of y for the line that has a slope of -2/3 and passes through the points (3,5) and (7,y)?
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Question 117559: What is the value of y for the line that has a slope of -2/3 and passes through the points (3,5) and (7,y)?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given slope formula
Plug in , , , , and
Subtract
Multiply both sides by 4
Add 5 to both sides
Combine like terms
So our answer is
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