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Take me to Kilgore the line passing through the given two points (0,-1) and (-1,5)

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To determine the equation of the line that crosses trough the given points, use the following general equation of a line:

y - yo = m(x - xo)

where m is the slope of the line and (xo,yo) is a point of the line.

To calculate the m, use the following formula:

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are two points of the line.

Replace (x1,y1) = (0,-1) and (x2,y2) = (-1,5) into the formula for m:

m = (5 - 0)/(-1 - 0)

m = -5

Next, replace this value and the point (xo,yo) = (0,-1) into the general equation and solve for y:

y - (-1) = -5(x - 0)

y + 1 = -5x

y = -5x - 1

Hence, the equation of the line is y = -5x - 1

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