SOLUTION: Write the equation of a line that passes through the points (3,8) and (9,0). Show Work.

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Question 459558: Write the equation of a line that passes through the points (3,8) and (9,0). Show Work.
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You can't do that. You cannot write the equation of a line. There are an infinite number of representations of any given line, hence the best you can do is write an equation of the desired line.

Use the two point form of an equation of a line:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

John

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