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Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (2,16) and (-1,7)

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Use your slope formula (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) to get a slope of 3. Next you can use y=mx+b and fill in using one point and the slope and solve for b. 16=3(2)+b. b=10 y=3x+10
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