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Write the equation of the line that passes through (3, 4) and (2, –1) in slope-intercept form. y = 3x – 7 y = 3x – 5 y = 5x – 11 y = 5x – 9

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The easiest way to solve a question like this is to actually graph it. You should simply plot these 2 points and then draw a line (with a straight edge) connecting them.

After you have graphed it, you must understand Slope Intercept Form (SIF). SIF is y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (the point where the line goes through the y-axis). To find the slope, we should count the number of times up and over we have to go and place it as rise/run.

If you look at the graph below, you can see that the correct answer is
y=5x-11. The blue circles are the points we were given. The highlighted portion is the y-intercept (b) and the red dots show our slope is 5/1, which can be simplified to 5.

Write the equation of the line that passes through (3, 4) and (2, –1) in slope-intercept-example-1
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