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  • 24-04-2017
  • Mathematics
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which is an equation of the line that passes through (-4,-2) and (4,2)?

A. y=1/2x
B. Y=x-2
c.Y=x+2
D.y=2x

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mperemsky
mperemsky mperemsky
  • 26-04-2017
The equation of a line is y = mx + b. Calculate the slope (m) from the 2 points.

m = (-2-2)/(-4-4) = -4/-8 = 1/2

We could stop here as only one answer has a slope of 1/2, namely A). But if you wanted to show that the y-intercept (b) was 0, you could use either of the points and substitute it into the equation of the line and solve for b.

(-4,-2):  
-2 = 1/2(-4) + b
-2 = -2 + b
0 = b

(4,2):
2 = 1/2(4) + b
2 = 2 + b
0 = b

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