SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (4,0) and (1,-2)?

Question 200757: What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (4,0) and (1,-2)?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (4,0) and (1,-2)?
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Assign the given coordinates as follows:
x1=4; y1=0
x2=1; y2=-2
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Find the slope (m) using the slope formula: m =
m = = =
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Create the equation using the point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 0 = (x - 4)
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y = x - (4)
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y = x - ; is the equation

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=mx+b
y=1/2(x)+(-2)
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