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What is the equation of the line containing the points (3,1), (9,3) and (27,9)

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Answer:

y=
(1)/(3)x ~apex

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Answer:

y = (1/3)x

Explanation:

If this is truly a line, then we can find its equation using any two of the three given points. If we go from (3, 1) to (27, 9), x increases by 24 and y increases by 8. Thus, the slope of this line is m = rise / run = 8 / 24, or m = 1/3.

Using the point (3, 1) and the slope m = 1/3, the slope-intercept form y = mx + b becomes 1 = (1/3)(3) + b. Thus, b = 0, and the line is y = (1/3)x.

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