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What’s the equation of the line that passes through the points (7,-4) and (-7,1)

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Answer:

5x +14y = -21

Explanation:

One way to write the equation of a line from two points is ...

(y2 -y1)(x -x1) -(x2 -x1)(y -y1) = 0

(1 -(-4))(x -7) -(-7 -7)(y -(-4)) = 0

5(x -7) +14(y +4) = 0

5x +14y -35 +56 = 0

5x +14y = -21 . . . standard form equation of the line

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