Question

What is an equation of the line that passes through the points (-8, 5) and (2, 0)?

Answer 1

`y=-(1)/(2)x+1`

Explanation:

The slope of the line is
`(5-0)/(-8-2)=-(1)/(2)`.

So, the equation is

`y=-(1)/(2)(x-2) \\ \\ y=-(1)/(2)x+1`