SOLUTION: Which equation represents the line that passes through the points (-4,-1) and (-1,-7)?

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Question 388820: Which equation represents the line that passes through the points (-4,-1) and (-1,-7)?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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m=(-7--1)/(-1--4)
m=-6/3
m=-2
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y=mx+b
-1=-2*-4+b
-1=8+b
b=-9
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y=-2x-9