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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Find the equation of a line with the given points. (Put your answers in the form y = mx + b.) (7, 3) (3, 7)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use slope equation to find "m"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y2-y1 ---- =====>>>"m" x2-x1

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\bf \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ &({\color{red}{ 7}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ 3}})\quad &({\color{red}{ 3}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ 7}}) \end{array} \\\quad \\ slope = {\color{green}{ m}}= \cfrac{rise}{run} \implies \cfrac{{\color{blue}{ y_2}}-{\color{blue}{ y_1}}}{{\color{red}{ x_2}}-{\color{red}{ x_1}}} \\ \quad \\ y-{\color{blue}{ y_1}}={\color{green}{ m}}(x-{\color{red}{ x_1}})\qquad \textit{plug in the values and solve for "y"}\\ \qquad \uparrow\\ \textit{point-slope form}\)

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