What would she have gotten for the equation of the linear function if she had used the ordered pairs (2, 5) and (4, 1) instead?

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MarioRicalde · Answer 1 · 2019-11-13T10:34:08+0000

Answer: y = 2x + 9

Explanation:

slope(m) =
$\frac{y_(2)-y_(1)} {x_(2)-x_(1)}$ =
$\frac{1-5} {4-2}$ =
(-4)/(2) = -2

Point-Slope formula: y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

y - 5 = -2(x - 2)

y - 5 = -2x + 4

y = 2x + 9