SOLUTION: Determine the standard form of the equation of the line that contains (5,-1) and (-3, -9).

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Question 199385: Determine the standard form of the equation of the line that contains (5,-1) and (-3, -9).
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Use the two-point form of the equation of a line:



Where and
are the coordinates of the given points.

Substitute and simplify.

Once the equation is in simplest form, rearrange it to the form:



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