Question

Can anyone help me with finding the equation of a line with the points (-3,-4) and (1,-2)?

Answer 1

first find the slope

Answer 2

y2-y1/x2-x1 ---> slope formula

Answer 3

first you need to find the slope

Answer 4

(-2-(-4))/1-(-3) =2/4 = 1/2 is the slope

Answer 5

now use this formula to find the equation of a line
y-y1 = m(x-x1)
m represents the slope
now just plug the point in to the equation

Answer 6

which would be y-(-4) =(1/2)(x-(-3))
y+4 =(1/2)(x+3)
y = 1/2x + 3/2 + 4
y = (1/2)x + 11/2