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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-11-25

Find an equation of the line passing through the given points. Use function notation to write the equation.

Points: (-3, 3) and (-6, -2)

Asked by Chelchel1207

Answer (3)

( − 3 , 3 ) an d ( − 6 , − 2 ) F i rs t f in d t h e s l o p e o f t h e l in e t h r u t h e p o in t s m = x 2 ​ − x 1 ​ y 2 ​ − y 1 ​ ​ m = − 6 + 3 − 2 − 3 ​ = − 3 − 5 ​ = 3 5 ​ U se p o in t f or m o f a l in e w i t h o n e p o in t :
y − y 1 ​ = m ( x − x 1 ​ ) y − 3 = 3 5 ​ ( x + 3 ) y = 3 5 ​ x + 5 + 3 y = 3 5 ​ x + 8

Answered by Lilith | 2024-06-10

i rechecked. the fisrts answer is right.i admit afaulty answer

Answered by izzofluffy58 | 2024-06-10

To find the equation of the line through points (-3, 3) and (-6, -2), we first calculate the slope, which is 3 5 ​ . Then, using the point-slope form, we derive the equation in function notation as f ( x ) = 3 5 ​ x + 8 .
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Answered by Lilith | 2024-09-04