Determining the Equation of a Line Passing Through Two Points

For each problem, use the two point formula to determine the equation of the line that passes through the two points given.

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Example:

Equation: (5, 13) and (10, 23) 
Answer: y = 2x + 3

Quiz:

  1. Equation: (-2, -8) and (2, -6) 
    Answer: y = 0.5x - 7

  2. Equation: (-10, -50) and (5, 25) 
    Answer: y = 5x

  3. Equation: (0, 10) and (10, -20) 
    Answer: y = -3x + 10

  4. Equation: (-8, -9) and (4, 6) 
    Answer: y = 1.25x + 1

  5. Equation: (-1, 99) and (1, 101) 
    Answer: y = x + 100

  6. Equation: (20, 5) and (-10, -22) 
    Answer: y = 0.9x - 13

  7. Equation: (25, 22) and (-5, 16) 
    Answer: y = 0.2 + 17

  8. Equation: (0.5, 9) and (50, -90) 
    Answer: y = -2x + 10

  9. Equation: (4, 1) and (-4, 7) 
    Answer: y = -0.75x + 4

  10. Equation: (-5, 35) and (5, -35) 
    Answer: y = -7x

  11. Equation: (3, -9.5) and (6, -14) 
    Answer: y = -1.5x - 5

  12. Equation: (2, 0.75) and (3.5, 2.25) 
    Answer: y = x - 1.25

  13. Equation: (1.5, -1) and (15, 53) 
    Answer: y = 4x - 7

  14. Equation: (4, 3.5) and (6, 9.25) 
    Answer: y = 2.875x + -8

  15. Equation: (0.25, -75) and (1.21, 21) 
    Answer: y = 100x - 100

  16. Equation: (1, 101) and (2, 201.5) 
    Answer: y = 100.5x + 0.5

  17. Equation: (2, -82) and (-4, 272) 
    Answer: y = -59x + 36

  18. Equation: (-13, -180) and (13, 158) 
    Answer: y = 13x - 11

  19. Equation: (7, 3.75) and (14, 7.25) 
    Answer: y = 0.5x + 0.25

  20. Equation: (-4, -0.75) and (4, 1.25) 
    Answer: y = 0.25x + 0.25

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