SOLUTION: What's the equation for a graph with a line going through coordinates (5,0) & (0,-3)?

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Question 776541: What's the equation for a graph with a line going through coordinates (5,0) & (0,-3)?
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You cannot find "the" equation of a line through two points, because there are an infinite number of them. You can find an equation of a line through two points by using the two point form:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

Just substitute and simplify.

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