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The equation of the line that passes through points (0,-7) and (2,-1) is shown below. What value is missing from the equation?

y=(blank)x-7

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Hello there,

The equation of the line that passes through points (0,-7) and (2,-1) is shown below. What value is missing from the equation?

Answer: 3

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Answer:

The slope which is 3

Explanation:

Slope intercept is y=mx+b where b is the y-intercept and m is the slope.

To find the slope subtract the y values and divide it by the difference of x values.

y2-y1=-1--7=-1+7=6

x2-x1=2-0=2

6/2=3

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