SOLUTION: (-5,4) (-1,11)

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Question 612474: (-5,4) (-1,11)
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Hi, 

Find the slope of the line through each pair of points:

 



(-5,4) 

(-1,11)   m = -7/-4 = 7/4

 y = (7/4)x + b    ||Using Pt(-1,11) to solve for b

 11 = (7/4)(-1) + b 

51/4 =  b 

 0 = b

 y = (7/4)x + 51/4    OR in Standard form:  7x -4y = 51