SOLUTION: How to write an equation in slope- interception form for a line psassing through each pair of points?

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Question 316880: How to write an equation in slope- interception form for a line psassing through each pair of points?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the points to calculate the slope.
m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29
Then use either point (xp,yp), the slope m, and the point-slope form of a line,
y-yp=m%28x-xp%29
Then convert to slope-intercept form,
y=mx%2B%28yp-m%2Axp%29