Question 131938: Find an equation for the line passing through the points(8,3) and
(-2,1).Express your answer in standard form. Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (8,3)(-2,1) FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND THE SLOPE (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)
(1-3)/(-2-8)
-2/-10
1/5 OR .2 FOR THE SLOPE.
NOW USING THE LINE EQUATION [Y=mX+b] REPLACE X & Y WITH ONWE SET OF COORDINATES.
3=.2*8+b
3=1.6+b
b=3-1.6
b=1.4 THE Y INTERCEPT.
Y=.2X+1.4 STANDARD LINE FORMULA FOR THIS LINE.
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