Question 930078
y2 - y1 
------- = slope
x2 - x1


(-2,2) and (2,-8)



-8 - 2
-------- = slope   {substituted into slope formula}
2 - (-2)


-10
---- = slope  {subtracted on top and bottom}
4


-5
--- = slope
2


Point-slope form is y - y1 = m(x - x1)


(-2,2) , slope = -5/2
y - 2 = (-5/2)[x - (-2)]   {substituted into point-slope form}
-2y + 4 = 5(x + 2)   {multiplied entire equation by -5 and simplified}
-2y + 4 = 5x + 10   {used distributive property}
-2y = 5x + 6 {subtracted 4 from each side}
y = (-5/2)x - 3   {divided each side by -2}


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