SOLUTION: can someone please help me please Write an equation of the line passing through the given points (3,-12)and(-4,2)

Question 171316: can someone please help me please
Write an equation of the line passing through the given points
(3,-12)and(-4,2)

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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) = (3, -12) and (x2, y2) = (-4, 2).
Slope a is .
Intercept is found from equation , or . From that,
intercept b is , or .

y=(-2)x + (-6)

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