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What is the equation of the line passing through the points (1, 5) and (0, -3)

User Tuan Phan
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Answer:

y = 8x - 3

Explanation:

The point (0, -3) is the y-intercept. You can take this and calculate the slope using the other point. Then you can form the formula y = mx+b.

User Claudio Redi
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Answer:

The equation of this line is y=8x-3, I hope this helps you! :D

User Mwe
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