SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that passes through points (17,5) and intercepts the X axis at 7?

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Question 1103885: Find the equation of the line that passes through points (17,5) and intercepts the X axis at 7?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the slope.
(7,0) and (17,5) are points on the line.
%285-0%29%2F%2817-7%29
5%2F10
1%2F2---------slope

Using point-slope form, y-0=%281%2F2%29%28x-7%29
highlight%28y=x%2F2-7%2F2%29