document.write( "Question 197817: Find a function whose graph is the line segment joining the points (-2, 7) and (1, -2)\r
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Find a function whose graph is the line segment joining the points (-2, 7) and (1, -2)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=-3x%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=mx%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28%287%29-%28-2%29%29%2F%28%28-2%29-%281%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-%289%2F3%29=-3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%287%29=-3%28-2%29%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7=6%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-2%29=-3%281%29%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2=-3%2B1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-3x%2B1\"
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