SOLUTION: An equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-2,-8) and (-7,-5)

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Question 520299: An equation of the line containing the given pair of points (-2,-8) and (-7,-5)
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Use the two-point form of an equation of a line:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

Do the arithmetic and simplify to put it into the desired form, usually slope-intercept () or standard ()

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