Answer:
y = -3x + 2
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the slope of an equation you can do (y2-y1)/(x2-x1). Plug the values in from the equation and you get (-1+7)/(1-3), or 6/-2. This means the slope is -3. Then you plug the values of y and x into an equation y = -3x + b, and you get -1 = (-3)1 + b. Solve for b. -1 = -3 + b, (add 3 to each side) 2 = b. Then plug b back into your equation and you get y = -3x + 2
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You will have on real root, and two complex which derives from the 3rd degree polynomial function.
If (55 + x)/2 is to be 67, then 55+x = 2*67, so x = 2*67 - 55 = 79
