document.write( "Question 944983: find an equation of the line passing through each pair of points. write the equation in the form Ax+By=C (-1,3) and (-2,-5) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #576220 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Easier to use point-slope form, and transform the equation into standard form.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-v=m%28x-u%29\"$ , generalized point-slope form, using point (u,v).
\n" ); document.write( "m=slope, vertical change divided by horizontal change.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=cross%28%283-%28-5%29%29%2F%28-1-%28-2%29%29=-2%2F1=-2%29\"$ ,was a mistake;
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=%283-%28-5%29%29%2F%28-1-%28-2%29%29=%283%2B5%29%2F%28-1%2B2%29=8%2F1=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Next, pick either given point;
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-3=8%28x-%28-1%29%29\"$ , now corrected;
\n" ); document.write( "You can finish putting this into the standard form.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(Try to look past my earlier mistake, and transform the point-slope form into standard form.) \n" ); document.write( "

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