SOLUTION: Target: given two points write the equation of the line in point slope form (-10,3) and (-2,-5)

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Question 1002338: Target: given two points write the equation of the line in point slope form
(-10,3) and (-2,-5)
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Solved by pluggable solver: Find the equation of line going through points
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (-10, 3) and (x2, y2) = (-2, -5).
Slope a is a+=+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29+=+%28-5-3%29%2F%28-2--10%29+=+-1.
Intercept is found from equation a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb+=+y%5B1%5D, or -1%2A-10+%2Bb+=+-7. From that,
intercept b is b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D, or b=3--1%2A-10+=+-7.

y=(-1)x + (-7)

Your graph:





or, your equation is:
y=-x-7