SOLUTION: use matrices to find the equation of a line with the following sets of points (4,1)(-2,-3)

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Question 752893: use matrices to find the equation of a line with the following sets of points
(4,1)(-2,-3)
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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One way is to use determinants:



Using column 3 leads to:


this leads to

%0D%0A%28-12%2B2%29-%28-3x%2B2y%29%2B%28x-4y%29=0%0D%0A

and finally

2x-3y=5

:)