Question

Write the equation of the linear function that passes through the points (
−
8
−8,
1
1) and (
−
4
−4,
3
3).



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=
y=

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+
x+

Answer 1

You have two points: (-8,1) and (-4,3)
The slope is thus 1/2, so we can start with
y-1 = 1/2 (x+8)
or
y = 1/2 x + 5