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Complete the equation of the line through 
(-8,-2) and 
(-4,6). Use exact numbers.

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Complete the equation of the line through (8,2) (-8,-2) and (4,6) (-4,6) . Use exact numbers.\newliney= y=\square

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Q. Complete the equation of the line through (8,2) (-8,-2) and (4,6) (-4,6) . Use exact numbers.\newliney= y=\square
  1. Finding the Slope: To find the equation of a line, we need to determine the slope (mm) and the y-intercept (bb) of the line. The slope can be found using the formula m=y2y1x2x1m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}, where (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) and (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2) are the coordinates of the two points the line passes through.\newlineLet's calculate the slope using the points (8,2)(-8, -2) and (4,6)(-4, 6).\newlinem=6(2)4(8)m = \frac{6 - (-2)}{-4 - (-8)}\newlinem=6+24+8m = \frac{6 + 2}{-4 + 8}\newlinem=84m = \frac{8}{4}\newlinebb00
  2. Using Point-Slope Form: Now that we have the slope, we can use point-slope form to write the equation of the line. The point-slope form is yy1=m(xx1)y - y_1 = m(x - x_1), where mm is the slope and (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) is a point on the line.\newlineLet's use the point (8,2)(-8, -2) and the slope m=2m = 2 to write the equation.\newliney(2)=2(x(8))y - (-2) = 2(x - (-8))\newliney+2=2(x+8)y + 2 = 2(x + 8)\newliney+2=2x+16y + 2 = 2x + 16
  3. Converting to Slope-Intercept Form: To write the equation in slope-intercept form y=mx+by = mx + b, we need to isolate yy on one side of the equation.\newlineSubtract 22 from both sides to get yy by itself.\newliney=2x+162y = 2x + 16 - 2\newliney=2x+14y = 2x + 14

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