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Find the equations of the lines using the points given
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(-1,-4)(3,-3)

Find the equations of the lines using the points given\newline77) (1,4)(3,3) (-1,-4)(3,-3)

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Q. Find the equations of the lines using the points given\newline77) (1,4)(3,3) (-1,-4)(3,-3)
  1. Calculate Slope: To find the equation of a line, we need to determine the slope mm of the line using the slope formula, which is 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.\newlineLet's calculate the slope using the points (1,4)(-1, -4) and (3,3)(3, -3).\newlinem=3(4)3(1)m = \frac{-3 - (-4)}{3 - (-1)}\newlinem=3+43+1m = \frac{-3 + 4}{3 + 1}\newlinem=14m = \frac{1}{4}
  2. Use Point-Slope Form: Now that we have the slope, we can use the point-slope form of the equation of a line, which 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 (1,4)(-1, -4) and the slope 14\frac{1}{4} to write the equation.\newliney(4)=(14)(x(1))y - (-4) = \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)(x - (-1))\newliney+4=(14)(x+1)y + 4 = \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)(x + 1)
  3. Convert to Slope-Intercept Form: To write the equation in slope-intercept form y=mx+by = mx + b, we need to distribute the slope 14\frac{1}{4} across the terms in the parentheses and then isolate yy.\newliney+4=(14)x+(14)(1)y + 4 = \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)x + \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)(1)\newliney+4=(14)x+14y + 4 = \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)x + \frac{1}{4}
  4. Isolate y: Subtract 44 from both sides to solve for y.\newliney=(14)x+144y = (\frac{1}{4})x + \frac{1}{4} - 4\newliney=(14)x154y = (\frac{1}{4})x - \frac{15}{4}

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