SOLUTION: How do you graph (-2,5), (3,-1)

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Question 205568: How do you graph (-2,5), (3,-1)
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=mX+b
m=slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(-1-5)/(3+2)=-6/5
(-2,5), (3,-1)
5=-2*-6/5+b
5=12/5+b
b=5-12/5
b=(5*5-12)/5
b=(25-12)/5
b=13/5=2.6 is the y intercept.
y=-6x/5+2.6
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