SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-9,0) and (0,7)

Question 189690: Find an equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-9,0) and (0,7)
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

and

is the second point

.

Start with the slope formula.

Plug in , , , and

Subtract from to get

Subtract from to get

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

Simplify

Rewrite as

Distribute

Multiply

So the equation that goes through the points

and

is

Notice how the graph of goes through the points

and

. So this visually verifies our answer.
Graph of through the points

and

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