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Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given points. through: (3, -4) and (-4, 4)

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first, you need your slope. this can be found by the slope formula: m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

(3, -4) and (-4, 4)
(x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

m = (4 - -4)/(-4 - 3)
m = (8)/(-7)
so your slope is -8/7

now, to find a line through the given points, the only piece of information you're missing is your y-intercept. you just have to pick one point and plug it into slope-intercept form: y = mx + b, then solve for b

(-4) = (-8/7)(3) + b
-4 = -24/7 + b
-4/7 = b

so plug all of it into y = mx + b:

y = (-8/7)x - 4/7
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