3) What is an equation for the line that passes through the coordinates (-1.2) and (7,6) ?

Step-by-step explanation:

First find the slope using the slope using the given points. Remember that the slope is the change in y over the change in x.  

So now we have the equation , and we need to find out what b is. We can do this by pointing a point (either one, but I'll use -1,2) into the equation

Rearrange the equation so it equals b

Put it together and that's the final equation!

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answer:

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

discussion:

this ones a bit interesting. given a(n) = 5 - 3n consider this:

a(n-1) = 5 - 3(n-1)

          = (5 - 3n) + 3             => but a(n) = 5 - 3n, the first term

          = a(n)   + 3                 => subtract 3 from both sides

a(n-1) -3 = a(n)  

or

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

you,

mrb

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