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Find the equation of the line joining the points ( 5,1) and (-7,-7)
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document.write( "| x   y   1|\r\n" );
document.write( "| 5   1   1| = 0\r\n" );
document.write( "|-7  -7   1|\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "x*(1+7) - y*(5+7) + 1*(-35+7) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "8x - 12y -28 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "2x - 3y = 7
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