SOLUTION: find the y intercept of the liner function that runs through points (3,7) and (-3,3)

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Question 142974: find the y intercept of the liner function that runs through points (3,7) and (-3,3)
Answer by BrittanyM(80) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the two points that we've been given, we can find the slope.

%287+-+3%29%2F%283-+-3%29

We get a slope of 2%2F3

With this, we can go ahead and use point-slope to get our equation.

(y-7)= 2%2F3(x-3)
This yields
y = 2%2F3x + 5

So now, we have our y-intercept. It is five.