Question

The points (5, 8) and (8, 7) fall on a particular line. What is its equation in point-

slope form?

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{5}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{8})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{8}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{7}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{7}-\stackrel{y1}{8}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{8}-\underset{x_1}{5}}}\implies \cfrac{-1}{3}\implies -\cfrac{1}{3} \\\\\\ \begin{array}c \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}{8}=\stackrel{m}{-\cfrac{1}{3}}(x-\stackrel{x_1}{5})`