SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line that contains the points with (x,y) coordinates (–3,7) and (5,–1)

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Question 464961: What is the equation of the line that contains the points with (x,y) coordinates (–3,7) and (5,–1)
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Solved by pluggable solver: FIND EQUATION of straight line given 2 points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (-3, 7) and (x2, y2) = (5, -1).
Slope a is .
Intercept is found from equation , or . From that,
intercept b is , or .

y=(-1)x + (4)

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