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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Part a.) Find the slope of the line that contains the points, (1, 2) and (2, 5). Part b.) Using the slope that you found in part a and one of the given points, write the equation of the line. Please write your final answer in slope-intercept form.

OpenStudy (aripotta):

do you know the slope formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorta.. i forgot

OpenStudy (aripotta):

OpenStudy (aripotta):

what would the equation look like after you substitute the x's and y's?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2-5 / 2-1

OpenStudy (aripotta):

(2-5)/(1-2) when you decide which coordinate pair will be "1" and "2" you gotta keep it like that

OpenStudy (aripotta):

so what's our slope?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk ? im confused now

OpenStudy (aripotta):

what's 2 - 5?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-3

OpenStudy (aripotta):

and what's 1 - 2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-1

OpenStudy (aripotta):

right, so what's -3/-1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3

OpenStudy (aripotta):

exactly, so our slope is 3

OpenStudy (aripotta):

do you understand how we got that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorta can u just explain it in simplier terms

OpenStudy (aripotta):

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