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Find the equation of the line

y=___x+____

Find the equation of the line y=___x+____-example-1
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Answer:

y = -1/3x + 5

Explanation:

To solve this, we use the equation y = mx + b

Where m is our slope and b is our y intercept

Since the line intersects at 5, our b value will be 5

Now to solve for m, we count how many times we go down and across to reach a new point.

So we start at (0,5), then we go to (3,4)

We can subtract 4-5 to get -1, then divide that by 3-0 which is 3

So you will get m = -1/3

Hope this helps

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