SOLUTION: Could you please help me find the answer to -2 Find the value of n for a line that passes through the points a(-7,n) and b(3,-27) and has a slope of -5/2. Thank you for hel

Question 309284: Could you please help me find the answer to -2
Find the value of n for a line that passes through the points a(-7,n) and b(3,-27) and has a slope of -5/2.

Thank you for helping me solve for the answer, I just can't figure this one out!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: The slope equation is

is the first point

. So this means that and .
Also,

is the second point

. So this means that and .

We're given a slope of . So . Plug all of this info into the given formula at the top to get

To make things simpler, you can rewrite as to get

From here, solve the equation for 'n'.
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