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Write an equation of the form y = mx for the line shown below.

Write an equation of the form y = mx for the line shown below.-example-1
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Answer:

y = -3x

Explanation:

To get slope intercept, you divide both y values by both x values like this


(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)

In this case this will be
((-3 - 6))/((1 - (-2)))

This will become
(-9)/(3)

Divide those two to get -3, and now you get your slope intercept.

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