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01.05 what is the slope intercept form equation of the line that's passing through (1,3) and (3,7)

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To find the slope-intercept form equation of the line that passes through the two points is found by first, calculating the slope using the slope formula and substitution, and secondly, finding the y-intercept of the equation through substitution.

Remember, slope-intercept form is written as: y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

1. Find the slope

The slope formula is:
(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1)). To use this formula, you need two points and also, you need to assign these points to
x_(1),
x_(2),
y_(1), and
y_(2).

In this case,
x_(1) and
x_(1) is assigned to the ordered pair (1,3), while
x_(2) and
y_(2) is assigned to (3, 7). After assigning these points, you can substitute the pairs into the formula and simplify.


(7-3)/(3-1) =(4)/(2) = 2

The slope of these two points is 2.

2. Find the y-intercept

To find the y-intercept, you substitute an ordered pair into the slope-intercept equation with the slope that was just calculated. We can use either ordered pair because it will result in the same y-intercept.

y = 2x + b (substitute)

3 = 2(1) + b (simplify)

3 = 2 + b (subtract 2 from both sides)

1 = b

The y-intercept of the two points is (0, 1).

With the necessary values to complete the equation, we can write the final equation.

The slope-intercept form equation of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (3, 7) is y = 2x + 1.

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