SOLUTION: show me in standard form when a line passes through the points(-1,7) and (2,4) help me find the equation of the line

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Question 404963: show me in standard form when a line passes through the points(-1,7) and (2,4) help me find the equation of the line
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

graph the line containing the given pair of points and find the slope

Using the point-slope formula, m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29

(-1,7) and 

(2,4)   m = (7-4) / (-1-2) = 3/-3 = -1

y = -x + b  |Using ordered pair Pt(2,4) to find b

4 = -2 + b

 6 = b    |  y = -x + 6  OR standard form:  x+ y = 6