document.write( "Question 383475: write the equation of the line passing through A (-1,6) and (3,-4)? \n" ); document.write( "

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A (-1,6) and (3,-4)
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\n" ); document.write( "slope m = (-4-6)/(3-(-1)
\n" ); document.write( "m=-10/4
\n" ); document.write( "m=-5/2
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\n" ); document.write( "find b
\n" ); document.write( "plug the values of x,y,m in
\n" ); document.write( "y = mx+b
\n" ); document.write( "6=(-5/2)*-1+b
\n" ); document.write( "6=5/2+b
\n" ); document.write( "b=7/2
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\n" ); document.write( "equation will be
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28highlight%28y+=+%28-5x%2F2%29%2B7%2F2%29%29\"$
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