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Answer: y = -3x + 5

Explanation:

slope = m


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(2-(-4))/(1-3)=(6)/(-2)=-3

y = mx + b, (3,-4), (1,2), m = -3

(both points work for the y = mx + b equation)


y=mx+b\\2=-3(1)+b\\2=-3+b\\b=5\\y=-3x+5

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