Question

A line passes through (3, -2) and (6, 2).

Answer 1

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Answer:

  a) y +2 = (4/3)(x -3)

  b) 4x -3y = 18

Step-by-step explanation:

a) The slope formula gives part of what is needed for point-slope form:

  m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

  m = (2 -(-2))/(6 -3) = 4/3

Point-slope form is ...

  y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . for slope m and point (h, k)

Using the first point, we get ...

  y +2 = 4/3(x -3)

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b) Multiplying by 3 and eliminating parentheses, we get ...

  3(y +2) = 4(x -3)

  3y +6 = 4x -12

Adding 12 -3y to both sides gives ...

  18 = 4x -3y

Putting this in the usual form, we have ...

  4x -3y = 18