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What is the equation of a line that passes through 5,2 and -5,6

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\begin{gathered} x_1=5,y_1=2,x_2=-5,y_2=6 \\ \text{The equation of line,} \\ y-y_1=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)(x-x_1) \\ y-2=(6-2)/(-5-5)(x-5) \\ y-2=-(2)/(5)(x-5) \\ 5y-10=-2x+10 \\ 5y=-2x+20 \\ y=-(2)/(5)x+4 \end{gathered}

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