What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (–12, –8) and (–17, –16)?

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slope=8/5
y+8=8/5(x+12)
y+8=8x/5+96/5
5(y+8=8x/5+96/5)
5y+40=40x/5+480/5
5y=8x+96 then divide both sides by 5 to isolate y
y=8x/5 +56/5

Nilamo answered Sep 22, 2018

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