SOLUTION: Given the points (1,-1) and (5,1), find the equation for the line is slope-intercept form and point-slope form through these points.

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Question 155079: Given the points (1,-1) and (5,1), find the equation for the line is slope-intercept form and point-slope form through these points.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the slope is,

Substituting the given points (1,-1) and (5,1),


The point slope form is



Finally move everything but y over to the right hand side to get the slope-intercept form,




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