The equation of the line passing through the points (5, 17) and (7, 13) can be expressed as y = mx + b. give the value of b

we are given

two points as (5, 17) and (7, 13)

Firstly , we need to find m

m is slope

so, we can use formula

now, we can plug values

and we get

now, we can plug m=-2 into y=mx+b

now, we can use any one point to find b

(5,17)

x=5 and y=17

we can plug it

now, we can solve for b

and we get

now, we can plug back b

so, we will get equation as

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