SOLUTION: What is the line(In slope intercept form) that passes through the points (-3,3) and (1,2)?

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Question 531426: What is the line(In slope intercept form) that passes through the points (-3,3) and (1,2)?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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m = (3-2)/(-3-1)
m = 1/-4
m = -(1/4)
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y = -1/4*x + b
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use the point (1,2) to find 'b'
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2 = -1/4(1) +b
2 + 1/4 = b
b = 9/4
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y = -1/4x +9/4
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