SOLUTION: I am asking this question again because I am just not sure I got it! line passing thru (3,0) and (-1,-2) slope:1/2 so what is the equation of the line in y=mx+b form

Question 384758: I am asking this question again because I am just not sure I got it!
line passing thru (3,0) and (-1,-2) slope:1/2
so what is the equation of the line in y=mx+b form
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation of the line passing through the points: (3, 0) and (-1, -2) and having a slope of in slope-intercept form: where the slope .
Start with:
since you were given the slope, m. To find the value of b, the y-intercept, substitute the x- and y-coordinates from either one of the two given points. Let's choose (3, 0)
Substitute x = 3 and y = 0.
Simplify.
Subtract from both sides.
Now substitute this into the equation above to get:

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