Use the geometric mean for right triangles here. Like this 
. Cross multiply to get 
, and 
. That simplifies down to 
. Pull out the 9 as a perfect square of 3 and you're left with 
, first choice above.
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Step 1: Find the slope:
This gives you , but we need to find b.
To find b, substitute in one (x,y) pair and it doesn't matter which one. I'll go with (4,-2):
Now take that b-value and plug in into the slope-intercept form:
It's always a good idea to toss in the other x-value from the other point, to make sure it checks out.