SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that contains the points: (-5,-4) and (-10,-2)

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Question 563712: Write the equation of the line, in slope-intercept form, that contains the points: (-5,-4) and (-10,-2)
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First of all, you cannot write "the" equation of a line. There are many equations that represent any given line. 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.

Then simplify and solve for so that the equation takes the proper form, namely

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