Question

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points.
(-6,2) and (1,0)
The equation is

Answer 1

your points are

x1=-6 y1=2
x2=1 y2=0

First calculate the slope by putting those numbers into the following equation...

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

be careful because some of the numbers are negative...

that is the first step - post your answer and I will help you with the next step....

Answer 2

slope = change in y / change in x

that is given by the 2 black marks on the drawing above