equation of a straight line (see attached)
Answer:
y = 2x - 1
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
Calculate m using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = A(4, 7) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B(2,3)
m = [tex]\frac{3-7}{2-4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-4}{-2}[/tex] = 2 , thus
y = 2x + c ← is the partial equation
To find c substitute either of the 2 points into the partial equation
Using (2, 3), then
3 = 4 + c ⇒ c = 3 - 4 = - 1
y = 2x - 1 ← equation of line