Question 262748
Our first step is to find the slope using the two points. WE use
{{{m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)}}}
plugging in our coordinates, we get
{{{m = (8-7)/(6-5)}}}
this gives us a slope of
m = 1.
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step 2 - find b using y = mx + b
we start with
 {{{y v= mx + b}}}
and then plug in a point and our slope information to get
{{{8 = 1*6 + b}}}
So,
{{{b = 2}}}
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step 3 - write the equation as
{{{y = 1x + 2}}}