SOLUTION: Find the genral form of the equation of the line that passes through the points (1, -3) and (5, 2)

SOLUTION: Find the genral form of the equation of the line that passes through the points (1, -3) and (5, 2)

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Question 26297: Find the genral form of the equation of the line that passes through the points (1, -3) and (5, 2)
Answer by elima(1433) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First you need to find the slope;
m=
m=
m=
Now that we have slope we can plug in the points given to get the y-intercept;
Y-Y1=m(X-X1)
y-2=(x-5)
y=x-5+2
y=x-3
Hope you understand
=)
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