SOLUTION: Please help me with this one. Find the slope that passes through (0,3) and (7,-2) thank you

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Question 195426: Please help me with this one.

Find the slope that passes through (0,3) and (7,-2)

thank you
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use this URL --> http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/find-equation-of-line.solver
This solver uses a decimal value for slope. I prefer to leave the slope as a fraction (-5/7) in this case. Choice is yours
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) = (0, 3) and (x2, y2) = (7, -2).
Slope a is .
Intercept is found from equation a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D, or -0.714285714285714%2A0+%2Bb+=+3. From that,
intercept b is b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D, or b=3--0.714285714285714%2A0+=+3.

y=(-0.714285714285714)x + (3)

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