Question

Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form that goes through the

points: (2, 4) and (7,-1)

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{2}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{4})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{7}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-1}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{-1}-\stackrel{y1}{4}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{7}-\underset{x_1}{2}}} \implies \cfrac{ -5 }{ 5 } \implies - 1`

`\begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-\stackrel{y_1}{4}=\stackrel{m}{- 1}(x-\stackrel{x_1}{2}) \\\\\\ y-4=-x+2\implies {\Large \begin{array}{llll} y=-x+6 \end{array}}`