SOLUTION: What is the standard form of the equation that passes through (3,0) and (6,-8)?

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Question 48967: What is the standard form of the equation that passes through (3,0) and (6,-8)?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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SLOPE=(-8-0)/(6-3) OR -8/3 OR -2 2/3
Y=mX+b or y=-2 2/3X+b or 0=(-2 2/3)3+b or 0=-8+b or b=8
thus we have Y=-2 2/3X+8