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Find the equation of the line that passes through the given points

Find the equation of the line that passes through the given points-example-1
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First you need to figure out the slope:
y2-y1/x2-x1=(1+5)/(-5-7)=-1/2

y+5=-1/2(x-7)
y=-1/2x-3/2
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