SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation using the two-point slope formula:(-2,3);(5,-3) and how to check your answer if its correct or not.thank you so much.

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Question 5871: Please help me solve this equation using the two-point slope formula:(-2,3);(5,-3) and how to check your answer if its correct or not.thank you so much.
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Solved by pluggable solver: FIND EQUATION of straight line given 2 points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (-2, 3) and (x2, y2) = (5, -3).
Slope a is .
Intercept is found from equation a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D, or -0.857142857142857%2A-2+%2Bb+=+1.28571428571429. From that,
intercept b is b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D, or b=3--0.857142857142857%2A-2+=+1.28571428571429.

y=(-0.857142857142857)x + (1.28571428571429)

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