How do you write the equation of the line,in slope-intercept form, that contains the points: (-8,2) and (3,2)?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-13T12:14:29

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Because both points have the same #y# value we know this line is a horizontal line. By definition the equation of the line is:

#y = 2#

Also by definition the slope is #m = 0#

The slope-intercept form of a linear equation is: #y = color(red)(m)x + color(blue)(b)#

Where #color(red)(m)# is the slope and #color(blue)(b)# is the y-intercept value.

We can substitute the slope of #0# and the y-intercept of #2# to get:

#y = color(red)(0)x + color(blue)(2)#