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| Question 1152849:  Find an equation of the straight line passing through the points with coordinates (4, −7)
 and (−6, 11), giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,where a, b and c are
 integers.
 The line crosses the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at point B and O is the origin.
 (b) Find the area of triangle AOB.
 Found 2 solutions by  dkppathak, Alan3354:
 Answer by dkppathak(439)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find an equation of the straight line passing through the points with coordinates (4, −7) and (−6, 11), giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,where a, b and c are
 integers.
 The line crosses the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at point B and O is the origin.
 (b) Find the area of triangle AOB.
 slope =y2-y1/x2-x1        m=11+7/-6-4=18/-10=-9/5
 equation of line
 y+7=-9/5(x-4)
 5y+35=-9x+36
 9x+5y-1=0    point A on x axis (1/9,0)    point B on Y axis (0,1/5)  o point (0,0)
 area of triangle AOB=1/2( basexalt)=1/2(1/45)=1/90
 area  =1/90 unit square
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find an equation of the straight line passing through the points with coordinates (4, −7) and (−6, 11), giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,where a, b and c are
 integers.
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 Been done 1000's of times on this site.
 I'll do 2 different points: (1,3) and (-3,5)
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 Step 1, find the slope m.
 m = diffy/diffx = (5-3)/(-3-1) = -1/2
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 Use y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is either point.
 y-3 = (-1/2)*(x-1)
 Convert to any form you like.
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 The line crosses the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at point B and O is the origin.
 (b) Find the area of triangle AOB.
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 Area = |A*B|/2 ----- |...| is absolute value
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