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Find the equation of a line that passes through the points (-1,3) and (3,-5).

Leave your answer in the form y = mx + c

User SPBeginer
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Answer: y = mx+cG = A100​G = A100​G = A100​

Step-by-step explanation: Solve for c

c=y−mx

{

m=−

x

c−y

,

m∈R,

x

=0

y=c and x=0

User Mark Fitzgerald
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Answer:

y= -2x+1

Explanation:

The slope of the line is -4/2, which gets simplified to -2. Then, the line passes through y-intercept (0,1), which becomes +1 as the y-intercept in y=mx+b form. Therefore, the equation is y= -2x+1. I'm 100% sure this is right. Hope that helps :)

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