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explain the strategy for determining the equation of a line when you are given two points

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If the two points are called

(x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

 

We first find the slope of the line: m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Then we plug into the point slope formula which says

y-y1 = m(x-x1)

If we rearrange and solve for y = mx + b

we have the standard equation for a line