Answer:
y = -3/1x + 2
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Find the slope
The points I will use are (-1,5) and (0,2), where x1 = -1, y1 = 5, x2 =0, and y2 =2.
y2-y1/x2-x1
2-5/0-(-1) = -3/1
2. Find the y-intercepy
y = mx + b
You can use any x or y point. I'll use (-1,5)
m= slope, which is -3/1
5= -3/1(-1) +b
5= 3 + b
Subtract 3 from 5 and 3 to get 2=b.
3. Rewrite in slope-intercept form
y = -3/1x + 2
It does not crosses any axises. 3rd case is true. I passes through the point 1, e
By the Pythagorean theorem,

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Answer: 680 different combinations</h3>
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Explanation:
If order mattered, then we'd have 17*16*15 = 4080 different permutations. Notice how I started with 17 and counted down 1 at a a time until I had 3 slots to fill. We count down by 1 because each time we pick someone, we can't pick them again.
So we have 4080 different ways to pick 3 people if order mattered. But again order doesn't matter. All that counts is the group itself rather than the individual or how they rank. There are 3*2*1 = 6 ways to order any group of three people, which means there are 4080/6 = 680 different combinations possible.
An alternative is to use the nCr formula with n = 17 and r = 3. That formula is

where the exclamation marks indicate factorials