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Please help. what is the equation??

Please help. what is the equation??-example-1
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Answer:

y = -x + 4

Explanation:

The equation of a line follows the form y=mx+c, where x and y are the coordinates, c is the y-intercept (the value of x where the line crosses the y-axis), and m is the slope.

We are given two points/coordinates - (-3,7) and (1,3) - so we know the following is true for our equation:

7=-3m+c

3=m+c

Rearranging the second equation above, we get c=3-m. Sub this into the first one, and we get

7=-3m+3-m

4=-4m

m=-1

Knowing c=3-m, we can say c=3-(-1)=3+1=4

Having found values for m and c, we can now write our equation:

y = -x + 4

Hope this helps :)

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