Question 117776
FIRST WE NEED TO FIND THE SLOPE (m)
SLOPE=(-2-3)/(4+1)
SLOPE=-5/5
SLOPE=-1
NO WREPLACE THE X & Y IN THE LINE EQUATION [Y=mX+b] WITHN ONE SET OF (X,Y) VALUE & SOLVE FOR THE Y INTERCEPT (b):
3=-1*-1+b
3=1+b
b=3-1
b=2 ANSWER FOR THE Y INTERCEPT.
THUS WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING LINE EQUATION.
Y=-X+2 ANSWER.