[tex](\stackrel{x_1}{-4}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{6})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-2}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{5}) \\\\\\ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{5}-\stackrel{y1}{6}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{-2}-\underset{x_1}{(-4)}}}\implies \cfrac{-1}{-2+4}\implies \cfrac{-1}{2}\implies -\cfrac{1}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\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}{6}=\stackrel{m}{-\cfrac{1}{2}}[x-\stackrel{x_1}{(-4)}] \\\\\\ y-6=-\cfrac{1}{2}(x+4)\implies y-6=-\cfrac{1}{2}x-2\implies \underset{\textit{slope-intercept form}}{y=-\cfrac{1}{2}x+4}[/tex]
