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URGENT PLEASE ANSWER

URGENT PLEASE ANSWER-example-1
User Vivek Sadh
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Answer:


\boxed{\sf y = (3)/(2)x + (7)/(2)}

Explanation:

To find the equation of the line that passes through the points (1, 5), (3, 8), (5, 11), and (7, 14), we can use the slope-intercept form of a linear equation:
\sf y = mx + b, where
\sf m is the slope and
\sf b is the y-intercept.

First, find the slope (
\sf m) using two of the given points.

Let's use the first two points (1, 5) and (3, 8):


\sf m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)


\sf m = (8 - 5)/(3 - 1)


\sf m = (3)/(2)

Now that we have the slope, let's use one of the points to find the y-intercept (
\sf b).

Let's use the point (1, 5):


\sf 5 = (3)/(2) \cdot 1 + b


\sf 5 = (3)/(2) + b


\sf b = (7)/(2)

Now, we have the slope
\sf \left( m = (3)/(2)\right) and the y-intercept
\left(\sf b = (7)/(2) \right).

Substitute these values into the slope-intercept form:


\sf y = (3)/(2)x + (7)/(2)

So, the equation of the line that passes through the given points is:


\boxed{\sf y = (3)/(2)x + (7)/(2)}.

User Erich Kitzmueller
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