SOLUTION: Write the equation in slope-intercept form for the line passing through each pair of points (-1,3) and (2,-5)

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Question 349745: Write the equation in slope-intercept form for the line passing through each pair of points (-1,3) and (2,-5)
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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


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


Rewrite as


Distribute


Multiply


Add 3 to both sides.


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Simplify


So the equation that goes through the points and is


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Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Use the two-point form of an equation of a line:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

Then arrange the equation into

form.

John

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