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What is an equation of the line passing through the points (3,2) and (-1,-14)

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We need to find the slope and the y-intercept to get an equation.

slope=change in y/change in x... or "(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)"

slope=(2-(-14))/(3-(-1))=16/4=4

Equation of a line:y=mx+b

Plug in a point and solve for b, the y intercept.

2=4(3)+b

b=-10

Answer: y=4x-10

User Zois Tasoulas
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