document.write( "Question 1018279: Write the equation of the line that contains the indicated pair of points. Express the final equation in standard form.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #634453 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Use the general point-slope formula
\n" ); document.write( "(-5,2 )
\n" ); document.write( "( 4,-5 )
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+-+%28-5%29+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+4+%29+=+%28+2+-+%28-5%29+%29+%2F+%28+-5+-+4+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+%2B+5+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+4+%29+=+%28+2+%2B+5+%29+%2F+%28+-9+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+y+%2B+5+%29+%2F+%28+x+-+4+%29+=+7%2F+%28+-9+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28-9%29%2A%28+y+%2B+5+%29+=+7%2A%28+x+-+4+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-9y+-+45+=+7x+-+28+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-9y+=+7x+-+28+%2B+45+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-9y+=+7x+%2B+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7x+%2B+9y+=+-17+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(-5, 2 )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7x+%2B+9y+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A%28-5%29+%2B+9%2A2+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-35+%2B+18+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-17+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "( 4,-5 )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7x+%2B+9y+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+7%2A4+%2B+9%2A%28-5%29+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+28+-+45+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-17+=+-17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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