SOLUTION: The yearly production of a 4ft Orange tree is 20 pounds of oranges. A 17ft tree produces 76 pounds let h represent the height of the Orange tree and p the number of pounds of orang

Question 790967: The yearly production of a 4ft Orange tree is 20 pounds of oranges. A 17ft tree produces 76 pounds let h represent the height of the Orange tree and p the number of pounds of oranges produced (4, 20) (17, 76) find the point slope form of an equation ofthe line through the two ordered pairs
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
for some point (x,y), and m is slope. The variable point is (h,p) and the axes are the h and the p axes. Which (x,y) point you pick is your choice; either will work. Filling the parts of the equation and choosing point (4,20), you get this, which will need some simplification:

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