Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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Chapter 4 - Writing Linear Functions - 4.2 - Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form - Exercises - Page 185: 14

Answer

$ y=\frac{3}{4}x-2$

Work Step by Step

Let $(x_{1},y_{1})=(4,1)$ and $(x_{2},y_{2})=(8,4)$ The slope of the line is $m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}=\frac{4-1}{8-4}=\frac{3}{4}$ We can write the equation of a line using the value of slope $m=\frac{3}{4}$ and the point $(4,1)$. $y-y_{1}=m(x-x_{1})$ $\implies y-1=\frac{3}{4}(x-4)$ $\implies y=\frac{3}{4}x-3+1$ $\implies y=\frac{3}{4}x-2$
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