SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line connecting these points? (-4,6) and (2,1)

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Question 143520: What is the equation of the line connecting these points? (-4,6) and (2,1)
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Find the slope:
m=(6-1)/(-4-2)=5/-6=-5/6
Put it into slope-intercept-form y=mx+b by using point-slope form y-y1=m(x-x1)
y-6==-5/6(x-(-4))
y-6=-5/6x-20/6
y=(-5/6)x+16/6
Graph it.

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