SOLUTION: use matrices to find the equation of a line with the following sets of points (4,1)(-2,-3)

SOLUTION: use matrices to find the equation of a line with the following sets of points (4,1)(-2,-3)

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Question 752893: use matrices to find the equation of a line with the following sets of points
(4,1)(-2,-3)
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One way is to use determinants:

Using column 3 leads to:

this leads to

and finally

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