SOLUTION: find the equation of the line (in the slope-intercept form)that goes through the points (8,3) and (5,-7)
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Question 512031: find the equation of the line (in the slope-intercept form)that goes through the points (8,3) and (5,-7)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First let's find the slope of the line through the points
and
Note:
is the first point
. So this means that and .
Also,
is the second point
. So this means that and .
Start with the slope formula.
Plug in , , , and
Subtract from to get
Subtract from to get
Reduce
So the slope of the line that goes through the points
and
is
Now let's use the point slope formula:
Start with the point slope formula
Plug in , , and
Distribute
Multiply
Add 3 to both sides.
Combine like terms.
So the answer is
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