Given two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), the slope (m) is computed as follows:
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]Replacing with points (2, -6) and (-4, 3), we get:
[tex]m\text{ = }\frac{3-(-6)}{-4-2}=\frac{9}{-6}=-\frac{3}{2}[/tex]slope-intercept form of a line:
y = mx + b
where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Replacing with point (2, -6) and m = -3/2, we get:
-6 = -3/2(2) + b
-6 = -3 + b
-6 + 3 = b
-3 = b
Finally, the equation is:
y = -3/2x - 3
