Well to start off what is the formula? The formula is called the linear equation. Which is y=mx+b. What does these letters or "variables" mean or represent?! Welp, m stands for the slope, which is "Δy over Δx." Some people call say "the change of y over x." I call it the rise over run. So it is saying y over x. The b in the linear equation is the y-intercept. The y-intercept is when the line crosses the y-axis.

With that being said, let's find the slope. But how? Well with the Δy over Δx. The formula is y₂-y₁ over x₂-x₁. With the two coordinate points we can label them.

y₂=5

y₁=(-11)

x₂=9

x₁= 7

Now let set it up into the equation of y over x

Slope = 5- (-11) = 5 + 11 = 16 = 8

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So we now have the slope! Which is 8! So put that into the linear equation!

y=8x+b

Next, we need to find b, the y-intercept! How do we do that well, we can figure it out by one of the coordinate points! Let use the (7, -11) point for example! Remember, x= 7 and y= (-11)

(-11) = 8(7) + b

(-11) = 56 + b

-56 -56

-67 = b

We now have b, which is negative 67! So we need to put all the information we have found into the linear equation!

y=8x-67

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Which of the following statements describes one part of completing the square for x2 + 4x = 32?

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Answer:

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I believe it is the 2nd one its the most logical

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