The linear equation that passes through the two given points is:
7 = (-3/2)*x + 31/2.
What is the equation of the line?
A general linear equation is written as:
y = a*x + b
Where a is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
If the line passes through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), then the slope is:
slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
Here the line passes through (5, 8) and (9, 2), then the slope is:
m = (2 - 8)/(9 - 5) = -6/4 = -3/2
So we have:
y = (-3/2)*x + b
To find the value of b, we can replace the values of one of the points in the equation, I will use (5, 8)
8 = (-3/2)*5 + b
8 = -15/2 + b
8 + 15/2 = b
31/2 = b
The line is: y = (-3/2)*x + 31/2