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What equation represents the line that passes through the points (7,15) and (-4,4)?

What equation represents the line that passes through the points (7,15) and (-4,4)?-example-1

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Equation of line is y = mx +b

Passing through (-3,7 )

X= -3, y= 7

plug in these

7 = -3m + b ... .Eq1

Also X = 4 , y= 10

10 = 4m + b ............... Eq 2

Solve Eq 1 and Eq 2 for m and b

m= 3/7

b= 58/7

Thus y =( 3/7) X + 58/7 is equation of line

0r 7y = 3X +58

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