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Write the slope - intercept form of the equation of each line through the points -2,5) and (0,-2)​

Write the slope - intercept form of the equation of each line through the points -2,5) and-example-1
User Ari Singh
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gradient (m) = change in y/change in x
-2-5/0–2 = 3.5
gradient (m) = 3.5
Now evaluate one of the coordinates and the gradient in the equation
y = mx + c
-2 = 3.5(0) + c
c = -2
so the answer is
y = 3.5x -2
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