document.write( "Question 176299: Write the equation of the line that passes through (4,-5) and (7,-3). Express in general form. \n" ); document.write( "

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Given two points,

and

, you can write the equation of the line using the two-point form of the equation of a line:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+%28%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D%29%29%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"$ . Just insert the values from the two ordered pairs and do the arithmetic.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "General form probably means Standard Form which is $\"Ax+%2B+By+=+C\"$ . Once you have performed the computations, rearrange to put it in standard form. \n" ); document.write( "

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