Question

Write the equation of the line that passes through the points (-3,3) and (4, -1).

Answer 1

$(\stackrel{x_1}{-3}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{3})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{4}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-1}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{-1}-\stackrel{y1}{3}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{4}-\underset{x_1}{(-3)}}} \implies \cfrac{-4}{4 +3} \implies \cfrac{ -4 }{ 7 }$

$\begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-\stackrel{y_1}{3}=\stackrel{m}{-\cfrac{4}{7}}(x-\stackrel{x_1}{(-3)})\implies y-3=-\cfrac{4}{7}(x+3)$