document.write( "Question 479103: Find the equation of a line containing the points (-5, 5) and (-2,-4). Show your work. \n" ); document.write( "

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The equation of the line that contains points ( $\"x%5B1%5D\"$ , $\"y%5B1%5D\"$ ), ( $\"x%5B2%5D\"$ , $\"y%5B2%5D\"$ ) is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29=%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "the points (-5, 5) and (-2,-4) substitute in the formula $\"x%5B1%5D=-5\"$ , $\"y%5B1%5D=5\"$ , $\"x%5B2%5D=-2\"$ , $\"y%5B2%5D=-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-5%29%2F%28-4-5%29=%28x-%28-5%29%29%2F%28%28-2%29-%28-5%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-5%29%2F%28-9%29=%28x%2B5%29%2F%28-2%2B5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-5%29%2F-9=%28x%2B5%29%2F3\"$ multiply by (-9)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-5=-3%28x%2B5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-5=-3x-15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=-3x-10\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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