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3 years ago

How to find an equation for a line through two given points?

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xz_007 [3.2K]3 years ago

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Answer:

The equation of the line is: $y = 0.6x + 0.6$

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation of a line:

The equation of a line has the following format:

$y = mx + b$

In which m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Two points:

We have these following two points in this exercise:

x = -6, y = -3, so (-6,-3)

x = 4, y = 3, so (4,3)

Finding the slope:

Given two points, the slope is given by the change in y divided by the change in x.

Change in y: 3 - (-3) = 3 + 3 = 6

Change in x: 4 - (-6) = 4 + 6 = 10

$m = \frac{6}{10} = 0.6$

Then

$y = 0.6x + b$

Finding b:

We replace one of the points in the equation to find b. I will use (4,3).

$y = 0.6x + b$

$3 = 0.6*4 + b$

$2.4 + b = 3$

$b = 0.6$

The equation of the line is: $y = 0.6x + 0.6$

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How to find an equation for a line through two given points?​

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