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A line contains the points (6, -8) and (0, -4). What is the equation of this line in slope-intercept form?

A line contains the points (6, -8) and (0, -4). What is the equation of this line-example-1
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Answer:


y = -(2)/(3)x - 4

Explanation:

Starting from the second endpoint of [6, -8], you do rise\run by moving four blocks north over six blocks west [west and south are negatives] to the y-intercept of [0, -4].


-(2)/(3) = -(4)/(6)

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