Question

Find an equation of the line passing through the pair of points. Write the equation in the form Ax+By = C.

(-6,3), (-7, - 7)

Answer 1

-10x + y = 63

Explanation:

Let's find the slope of this line. Going from (-7, -7) to (-6, 3), the "run" is +1 (this is the increase in x) and the "rise" is -10 (y increases by 10). Thus, the slope, m, is m = rise / run = 10 / 1 = 10.

Using the point-slope version of the equation of a straight line, we get

y + 7 = 10(x + 7)

Performing the multiplication results in

y + 7 = 10x + 70.

Rearranging these terms in the form Ax + By = C, we get:

-10x + y = 63

Check this by substituting -6 for x and 3 for y:

-10(-6) + 3 = 63 This is TRUE