1. A line passes through (2, –1) and (8, 4).
a. Write an equation for the line in point-slope form.
b. Rewrite the equation in standard form using integers.
Asked by kstokes91217
Answer (2)
First, we found the slope between the two points to be 6 5 and wrote the equation in point-slope form as y + 1 = 6 5 ( x − 2 ) . Finally, we converted it to standard form resulting in 5 x − 6 y = 16 .
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