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Question 786670: For the straight line defined by the points (3, 51) and (5, 87), determine the slope and y-intercept.
Found 2 solutions by oscargut, stanbon:
Answer by oscargut(2103)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! slope is 18
and y-intercept is -3
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Answer by stanbon(75887)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! For the straight line defined by the points (3, 51) and (5, 87), determine the slope and y-intercept.
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slope = (87-51)/(5-3) = 36/2 = 18
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Form: y = mx + b
y-intercept::
Substitute fr y,m,x to solve for "b":
87 = 18*5 + b
b = 87-90
b = -3
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Equation:
y = 18x - 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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