Question 663236: write the equation of the line that passes through the point (-5,8) and crosses the x-axis at 2
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source):
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the line that passes through the point ( , ) and
if crosses the  at  , then other point is (, )
now, we can write the equation of the line that passes through the points (,) and (,)
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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) = (-5, 8) and (x2, y2) = (2, 0).
Slope a is  .
Intercept is found from equation  , or  . From that,
intercept b is  , or  .
y=(-1.14285714285714)x + (2.28571428571429)
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