SOLUTION: Find the coordinates of the point where the line 2y= x -4 cuts the x axis. Find the equation of the straight line through this point and (-1,10)

SOLUTION: Find the coordinates of the point where the line 2y= x -4 cuts the x axis. Find the equation of the straight line through this point and (-1,10)

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Question 868503: Find the coordinates of the point where the line 2y= x -4 cuts the x axis. Find the equation of the straight line through this point and (-1,10)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When it crosses the x-axis,

(4,0)
First, find the slope.

Use the point slope form with either point,

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