Q. Which of the following equations represents a line that passes through the points (−4,3) and (7,14) ?I. y−3=(x+4)II. y=x+8NeitherI onlyII onlyI and II
Calculate Slope: To find the equation of the line that passes through two points, we can use the point-slope form of a line, which is y−y1=m(x−x1), where m is the slope of the line and (x1,y1) is one of the points it passes through. First, we need to calculate the slope (m) using the two given points (−4,3) and (7,14). The slope m is calculated by the formula m=x2−x1y2−y1. Let's calculate the slope: m=7−(−4)14−3m=1111m0
Write Equation: Now that we have the slope, we can use either point to write the equation of the line in point-slope form. Let's use the point (−4,3).The equation will be y−3=1(x−(−4)), which simplifies to y−3=1(x+4).
Check Equation: Let's check if the equation y−3=1(x+4) is equivalent to any of the given equations.First, we simplify y−3=1(x+4) to y=x+4+3, which gives us y=x+7.This equation is not equivalent to either of the given equations (I. y−3=(x+4) or II. y=x+8).
Check Equation: Now let's check the second given equation, y=x+8, to see if it represents the line that passes through the points (−4,3) and (7,14). We can plug in the x-values of the points into the equation to see if we get the corresponding y-values. For the point (−4,3), if we plug in x=−4, we get y=−4+8, which simplifies to y=4. This does not match the y-value of the point (−4,3), which is (−4,3)1.
Check Equation: Next, we check the point (7,14) with the equation y=x+8. If we plug in x=7, we get y=7+8, which simplifies to y=15. This does not match the y-value of the point (7,14), which is 14.
Final Answer: Since neither equation I y−3=(x+4) nor equation II y=x+8 matches the equation we derived y=x+7 and neither produces the correct y-values when we plug in the x-values of the given points, the correct answer is "Neither."
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