10. Write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the given points. Write answer as y=mx+b. 1 po through: (0, 2) and (-5, -5) Your answer

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First of all, remember what the equation of a line is:

y = mx+b

Where:

m is the slope, and

b is the y-intercept

First, let's find what m is, the slope of the line...

[tex]\begin{gathered} m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1} \\ m=\frac{-5-2}{-5-0} \\ m=\frac{-7}{-5} \\ m=\frac{7}{5} \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]

Now, what about b, the y-intercept?

[tex]\begin{gathered} b=y-mx \\ b=2-\frac{7}{5}(0) \\ b=2 \end{gathered}[/tex]

The equation of the line that passes through the points

[tex]y=\frac{7}{5}x+2[/tex]