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OpenStudy (beccab003):

slope-intercept question. Don't understand the origin part. Medal to best answer. Find the slope-intercept form for the equation of the line which passes through the point (-3,2) and the origin.

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OpenStudy (beccab003):

Does the origin mean points (0,0) ?

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OpenStudy (dmndlife24):

Yes it does

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OpenStudy (dmndlife24):

It's like saying find the slope-int. form for the line passing through (0, 0) and (-3, 2)

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OpenStudy (beccab003):

Okay. well I did the problem with the origin = (0,0) and the slope was: -2/3. Is that right?

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OpenStudy (dmndlife24):

Yes!

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OpenStudy (dmndlife24):

Do you know how to do the rest?

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OpenStudy (beccab003):

So now I plug in the 2 and -3 to find b, correct? |dw:1421335931182:dw|

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