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## anonymous 3 years ago What is an equation for the line that passes through points (–1, –4) and (1, 4)? Write the equation in slope-intercept form. PLEASE SHOW STEP BY STEP

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1. anonymous

First find the slope using the 2 point can you do that?

2. anonymous

yes

3. anonymous

What did you get?

4. anonymous

zero slope or unidentified slop

5. anonymous

$slope = \frac{ 4-(-4) }{ 1-(-1) }$

6. anonymous

that's all

7. anonymous

Nope you then need to use this slope and one of the points to find the equation. plug in this formula y-y1=m(x-x1) (x1,y1) is taken from one of the points

8. anonymous

ok then what

9. anonymous

i dont get my head is about to explode they gave me this question out of no where

10. anonymous

can u show me step by step

11. anonymous

So what do you have so far? m (slope)=4, choose the point (1,4), x1=1, y1=4 you should have y-4=4(x-1)

12. anonymous

can you please just put all the steps on one reply like: 1. 2. 3. 4.

13. anonymous

Step 1: Find the slope(m) = (4-(-4))/(1-(-1)) = 8/2=4

14. anonymous

ok step 2

15. anonymous

Step 2: Use point slope form to get equation: y-y1=m(x-x1), m=4, point (1,4) where x1=1, y1=4 In the point-slope equation: y-1=4(x-4) Do u understand these step so far?

16. anonymous

yes

17. anonymous

Step 3: Slope-intercept form is y=mx+b So we have y-1=4(x-4) Solve for y (that is put y by itself on one side).

18. anonymous

If you did that correctly you should get: y=4x-15

19. anonymous

ohhh thanks man

20. anonymous

ill give u a medal

21. anonymous

Sure no problem.

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