SOLUTION: Which of the following is the equation of a line that passes through (-2, -1) and (-4, -3)? A. y = 1/2x + 1 B. y = x + 1 C. y = 1/2x � 1 D. y = x � 1

Question 864241: Which of the following is the equation of a line that passes through (-2, -1) and (-4, -3)?
A. y = 1/2x + 1
B. y = x + 1
C. y = 1/2x � 1
D. y = x � 1

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can do a quick sketch and avoid any computations, and make a good judgement about which of the available choices fit.

To be sure without sketching a graph: Calculating... ;
In keeping with the form of the choices, y=mx+b, b=y-mx, .
This is choice B.
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