What is the equation of the line that passes through (1, 3) and (-2, -3)?

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Answer:

y = 2x + 1

Explanation:

The slope is

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

Substituting into point-slope form, the equation is

which rearranges into slope-intercept form as:

$y-3=2x-2 \\ \\ y=2x+1$

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