SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem : what is the slope intercept of points (-1,4) and (5,2) ?

SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem : what is the slope intercept of points (-1,4) and (5,2) ?

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Question 459442: Please help me with this problem : what is the slope intercept of points (-1,4) and (5,2) ?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m=(2-4)/(5--1)
m=-2/6
m=-1/3
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y=mx+b
2=-1/3*5+b
2=-5/3+b
b=2+5/3
b=12/6+10/6
b=18/6
b=3
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y=-1/3x+3
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