College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 2 - Functions and Graphs - Exercise Set 2.3 - Page 255: 26

Answer

$y=2x-1$

Work Step by Step

Use the slope formula $m=\frac{y^2-y^1}{x^2-x^1}$ and the point-slope form $y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$ to solve this problem. Passing through $(3,5)$ and $(8,15)$ $\frac{15-5}{8-3}=2$ $y-5=2(x-3)$ $y-5=2x-6$ $y=2x-1$
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