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Find the equation of the line with the given properties. Sketch the graph of the line. Passes through (1, -6) and (8,3)

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A line equation can be written in slope-intercept form, which is

[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]

Where m represents the slope and b the y-intercept.

If we evaluate our points on this form, we're going to have a linear system where the solutions are those coefficients.

[tex]\begin{cases}3=8m+b \\ -6=m+b\end{cases}[/tex]

If we subtract the second equation from the first, we're going to have a new equation only for the slope.

[tex]\begin{gathered} 3-(-6)=8m+b-(m+b) \\ 3+6=8m+b-m-b \\ 9=7m \\ m=\frac{9}{7} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Now that we have the slope, we can use any of the equations to find the b value.

[tex]\begin{gathered} -6=(\frac{9}{7})+b \\ -6-\frac{9}{7}=b \\ b=-\frac{51}{7} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Then, our line equation is

[tex]y=\frac{9}{7}x-\frac{51}{7}[/tex]

And this is the graph

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