SOLUTION: please help with understanding fraction part of question...make an equation....(-3,4) (6,1) with slope of 1/3

Question 187116: please help with understanding fraction part of question...make an equation....(-3,4) (6,1) with slope of 1/3
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
make an equation....(-3,4) (6,1) with slope of 1/3
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Comment: Those two points do not have a slope of 1/3
Their slope = (4-1)/(-3-6) = 3/-9 = -1/3
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Using that slope and one of the points and the form y = mx + b
you get:
4 = (-1/3)*-3 + b ; solve for "b":
4 = 1 + b
b = 3
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Equation:
y = (-1/3)x + 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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