Question

What is the equation for a line that passes through the points (4,-4) and (-8,26)?

Answer 1

Do you know where to start?

Answer 2

i think make a graph??

Answer 3

You could or you could use the slope formula do you know what that is?

Answer 4

um mx+b?

Answer 5

And does it matter what equation you have like what type?

Answer 6

That's the slope intercept formula the formula to find slope is the one I'm looking for

Answer 7

Um I'm not sure, it gives me options if that answers your question lol

Answer 8

and I don't remember it sorry

Answer 9

y1-y2 or something like that?

Answer 10

Okay do you wanna put them in the chat? So than I'll know what they are looking for

Answer 11

Y2-y1
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X2-X1 the line is a division sign

Answer 12

a) y=-5/2x-6
b) y=5/2x-6
c) y=-5/2x+6
d) y=5/2x+6

Answer 13

Okay

Answer 14

So how do you want to do you point like what one do you want to label one and which one do you want to label 2?

Answer 15

It doesn't matter which one you call point 1 and which one you call point 2 as long as your consistent with the formula

Answer 16

I still dont get it im sorry

Answer 17

That's okay so let's say we call (4,-4) point 1 and (-8,26) point 2 is that okay?

Answer 18

yes

Answer 19

Okay so point one you could call this (X1,y1) and since we called (4,-4) point one your X1 will be 4 and your y1 will be -4 understand? If not we can go to twiddle than you can see it on kinds of a whiteboard

Answer 20

Okay i got that(:

Answer 21

Okay good! Now we do the same for the other part point 2 (x2,y2) since we called point 2 (-8,26) than x2 will be -8 and y2 will be 26

Answer 22

https://www.twiddla.com/2539472

Answer 23

Now it might get a little harder to show so if you can click on that link I could probably show it to you which will be much easier

Answer 24

I clicked on it

Answer 25

Idk if you see a little chat box but I just wanna want sure your okay up to this point

Answer 26

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Answer 27

We weren't done