You need three formulas 1. Slope formula m =with (x1, y1) = (-8,2) and (x2, y2) = (-5,-13) m = m = m = m = -5 2. Point-slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1) y - 2 = -5(x - (-8) ) y - 2 = -5(x + 8) 3. Slope-intercept form: y = mx + b We have to get this equation y - 2 = -5(x + 8) in that form, which means to solve it for y. y - 2 = -5x - 40 y = -5x - 38 Edwin