SOLUTION: write an equation of the line through the points (4,1) and (-4,-5)

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Question 760999: write an equation of the line through the points (4,1) and (-4,-5)
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write an equation of the line through the points (4,1) and (-4,-5)
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Use determinants
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|+x +y +1|
|+4 +1 +1| = 0
|-4 -5 +1|
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x*(1+5) - y*(4+4) + 1*(-20+4) = 0
6x - 8y - 16 = 0
3x - 4y = 8

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