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PLEASE HELP!! Write the equation of the graph.

PLEASE HELP!! Write the equation of the graph.-example-1
User VasiliyL
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when you first look at thius graph, you should notice two things immedietly.

1. This graph will have a positive slope, because the line is going up.

2. the y-intercept is -2 because that's where it is on the y-axis.

Now, you have been given two points, (2, 1) and (0, -2). You can put these two points into the slope formula, which is: m =
(y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
((-2) - 1)/(0 - 2) =
(3)/(2) = 3/2.

So, now you have your slope and your y-intercept. Now, just put them into y = mx + b form!

y = 3/2x - 2 (it is ubtracting two instead of adding two because it is a negative two.)

Hope this helps!!
~Kiwi
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