Write the equation of the line that passes through the points (-4, 8) and (-2, -1).
Put your answer in fully reduced point-slope form, unless it is a vertical or horizontal
line.

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Answer:

Point-slope form:  y - 8 = -9/2(x + 4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given points (-4, 8) and (-2, -1)

In order to determine the point-slope form of the line, we must first solve for its slope by using the following formula:

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

Let (x1, y1) =  (-4, 8)

    (x2, y2) = (-2, -1)

Substitute these values into the slope formula:

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

m = (-1 - 8)/ [-2 (-4)]

m = -9/(-2 + 4)

m = -9/2

Therefore, the slope is m = -9/2.

Next, using the slope, m = -9/2, and one of the given points, (-4, 8), substitute these values into the point-slope form:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

y - 8 = -9/2[x - (-4)]

y - 8 = -9/2(x + 4)  

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