The 2-point form of the equation of a line can be used to find the equation of the line through points (3, 61) and (13, 33). The general form of it is ...

y = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)·(x -x1) +y1

For the given points, this is ...

y = (33 -61)/(13 -3)·(x -3) +61

y = -28/10(x -3) +61

y = -2.8x +69.4 . . . . . the equation of the line through the given points

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<em>Comment on the problem</em>

A "line of best fit" is one that minimizes some measure of deviation from the line. Usually, what is minimized is the square of the deviations. Choosing two points to draw the line through may be convenient, but does not necessarily result in a line of best fit.

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What is the definition of a ray

Elan Coil [88]

Mathematically, a ray is a portion of a line which starts at a point and goes off in a particular direction to infinity.