SOLUTION: Please help me to find the equation of the line through the points: (4,1) and (6,-3). Thank you so very much!

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Question 31107: Please help me to find the equation of the line through the points:
(4,1) and (6,-3). Thank you so very much!
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the slope
+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29+
+%281--3%29%2F%284-6%29+
+4%2F-2+
+-2%2F1+ plug this and one of the points into y=mx+b and solve for the y-intercept or b
+y=mx%2Bb+
+1=%28-2%29%284%29+%2B+b+
+1=-8+%2B+b+
+9+=+b+ plug b and the slope back into y=mx+b
+y=-2x%2B9+ if you want it in Ax+By=C ... then continue on
+2x%2B1y=9+