SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line that passes through (3, -8) and (-6,4) ?

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Question 323659: What is the equation of the line that passes through (3, -8) and (-6,4) ?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, JBarnum:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Your question cannot be answered as posed. There is no such thing as the equation of a line. That is because there are an infinite number of representations of any given line. However, if you use the two-point form of an equation of a line, you can find an equation of the desired line.



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

John
Answer by JBarnum(2146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find m first





put into
and find b




rewrite equation

get x and y on same side



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