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What is the equation of the line that passes through (-5, 0) and (4, 3)?

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Answer:

y = 1/3x + 5/3

Explanation:

An equation contains a slope and y-intercept, in the form y = mx + b. To find the slope or m, you need to plug the coordinates into the slope formula.

y2 - y1/ x2 - 1

3 - 0/ 4 - (-5)

= 3 / 9

= 1/3

Now that we know the slope, we need to plug the values of x and y to find the y-intercept.

y = 1/3x + b

3 = 1/3(4) + b

3 = 4/3 + b

5/3 = b

The equation is y = 1/3x + 5/3

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