SOLUTION: Can you help me with the below problem? Trying to get the steps down before I move on to more difficult problems. Find the equation of the line, in slope intercept form, which pa

Question 54298: Can you help me with the below problem? Trying to get the steps down before I move on to more difficult problems.
Find the equation of the line, in slope intercept form, which passes through the points (-1,-2) and (4,8).
Thank you.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the equation of the line, in slope intercept form, which passes through the points (-1,-2) and (4,8).
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You need the slope and the y-intercept.
slope=[8--2]/[4--1]= 10/5=2
y=mx+b
8=2(4)+b
b=0
EQUATION:
y=2x
Cheers,
Stan H.
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