SOLUTION: Please help me solve: The points (-1, x) and (4, 3x+1) are on a line with slope -17. What is x?

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Question 261979: Please help me solve: The points (-1, x) and (4, 3x+1) are on a line with slope -17. What is x?
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The formula for the slope of a line is:



Substitute the given values:



Solve for

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