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14. Find the equation of the Plsssss help this is for algebra 1 20 points!!!!line containing the points (2,-2) and (4, 1).(A) 3x - 2y = 10[B] - 2x + 3y = -5(C) 3x - 2y = -5[D] - 2x + 3y = 10

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The equation of a line is:


y-y_1=m(x-x_1)

where (x1,y1) is a point in the line and m is the slope.

In our case we have two points but we don't have the slope yet, to find it we need to remember that the slope is given by:


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

Then, in our case:


\begin{gathered} m=(1-(-2))/(4-2) \\ =(1+2)/(2) \\ =(3)/(2) \end{gathered}

Then, the equation of the line is:


\begin{gathered} y-1=(3)/(2)(x-4) \\ 2y-2=3x-12 \\ 3x-2y=-2+10 \\ 3x-2y=10 \end{gathered}

Therefore the answer is A.

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