document.write( "Question 183939: Find a function whose graph is the line segment joining the points (-5, -3) and (10, 5).
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|+x +y 1|
\n" ); document.write( "|-5 -3 1| = 0
\n" ); document.write( "|10 +5 1|
\n" ); document.write( "x*(-3-5) - y*(-5-10) + 1*(-25+30) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "-8x + 15y + 5 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "8x - 15y = 5
\n" ); document.write( "or, y = (8/15)x - 1/3
\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = (8/15)x - 1/3\r
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