SOLUTION: What is the equation of the graphed line? A graph with a line running through coordinates (0, 7) and coordinates (8, -2)

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Question 1052816: What is the equation of the graphed line?
A graph with a line running through coordinates (0, 7) and coordinates (8, -2)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope.
m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29=%28-2-7%29%2F%288-0%29=-9%2F8
Then use the point-slope form of a line,
y-7=-%289%2F8%29%28x-0%29
8y-56=-9x
9x%2B8y=56