SOLUTION: write an equation for the line containing the indicated points. (0,0)and (3,30)

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Question 8606: write an equation for the line containing the indicated points.
(0,0)and (3,30)
Answer by glabow(165) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You begin by calculating the slope of the line through those points.
%2830-0%29%2F%283-0%29=10
So the line has the slope-intercept form
y+=+10x+%2B+b
We know y = 0 when x = 0, so the y-intercept is 0.
The equation is
y+=+10x+%2B+0 or just +y+=+10x