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Write an equation of the line passing through each of the following pairs of points. c (4, 0), (−2, 8)

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User Nikartix
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y=-1 1/3x+5 1/3

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User Nitish Kumar
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Moving from -2 to 4 is a gain of 6 in the x-direction and a drop of 8 in the y-direction. Thus, the slope of this line is m = -8/6, or m = -4/3.

Then, using the point-slope formula, y - 0 = (-4/3)(x-4), or y = (-4/3)x + 16/3

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