document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760999>Question 760999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of the line through the points (4,1) and (-4,-5) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use determinants<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|+x +y +1|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|+4 +1 +1| = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|-4 -5 +1|<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x*(1+5) - y*(4+4) + 1*(-20+4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x - 8y - 16 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 4y = 8<BR>\n" );
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