SOLUTION: Find an equation in slope-intercept form passing through the points (7.2,3.8) and (9.1,9.1).

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Question 120958:
Find an equation in slope-intercept form passing through the points (7.2,3.8) and (9.1,9.1).
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope=(9.1-3.8)/(9.1-7.2)=5.3/1.9
Y=mX+b
3.8=5.3/1.9*7.2+b
3.8=5.3*7.2/1.9+b
3.8=20.08+b
b=3.8-20.08
b=-16.28
Y=5.3X/1.9-16.28 ANSWER.
+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+5.3x%2F1.9+-16.28%29+ (graph 300x300 pixels, x from -10 to 10, y from -10 to 10, y = 5.3x/1.9 -16.28).