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What is the equation of the line passing through the points (2, –1) and (5, –10) in slope-intercept form?y=-3x-5y=-3x+5y=3x-5 y=3x+5,

User Edwise
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Find the slope:
m=y2-y1/x2-x1
m=-10--1/5-2
m=-9/3
m=-3

If you plug in points (for x and y) into the second equation, you will notice that it results in true statements.

Therefore, your answer is the second choice:
y=-3x +5


User Hagen Von Eitzen
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