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Line through Points Write an equation of the line through the two points. through: (-4,3) and (5,-2)

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First, you need to identify the points that are drawn. At this stage, you can call them Point 1 and Point 2. Point 1 is (-4,3) and Point 2 is (5,-2).

Then, you can calculate the slope of the line that passes through these two points using the formula of the slope (m) which is (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1). In your case, these coordinates are for x1, y1, x2, y2, respectively: -4, 3, 5, -2.

So, insert these values into the formula:

m = (-2 - 3) / (5 - (-4))

Solving this equation gives you the exact slope of m = -0.5555555555555556.

Next, use the value of the slope and one of the given points (either Point 1 or Point 2) into the slope-intercept equation of a line (y = mx + b), where x and y are the coordinates of one point (you can choose either point 1 or point 2), m is the slope you calculated, and b is the y-intercept you are trying to find.

Let's use Point 1 (-4,3) for our calculations:

3 = -0.5555555555555556 * -4 + b

Solve the equation for b. The solution results in

b = 0.7777777777777777

Therefore, the equation of the line is:

y = -0.5555555555555556x + 0.7777777777777777.

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