What is the equation in point-slope form of the line passing through (3, 6) and (−2, 1)?

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anonymous · Answer

Are there options?

anonymous · Answer

Hmm. I'd say 1.

anonymous · Answer

y + 6 = 1(x + 3)
 y + 1 = −1(x + 2)
 y − 6 = −1(x + 3)
 y − 6 = 1(x − 3)

anonymous · Answer

I'd ask 
@Baseballguy101 
He's good at this stuff.

baseballguy101 · Answer

do you know the formula first of all?

anonymous · Answer

nope

baseballguy101 · Answer

ok it's y-y1 = m(x-x1). what do you think we shoud do from here?

anonymous · Answer

6+2=m(1-3) idk

baseballguy101 · Answer

before we go further do you have a graph or is that it?

anonymous · Answer

that's it

baseballguy101 · Answer

ok so with your equation being  y-y1 = m(x-x1), m being slope, we will need to find this. Do you know how?

zzr0ck3r · Answer

Given two points $(x_1,y_1),(x_2,y_2)$ first find the slope given by $m=\dfrac{y_1-y_0}{x_1-x_0}$ and then choose any point (say the first one) and we have $$y=m(x-x_1)-y_1$$

anonymous · Answer

i have nno idea about any of this to be honest

mathmate · Answer

@nigel305 These sites might help you if you need to review the concepts. They are easy to read and help you recall what you have learned before. http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Graphs/Slope-of-a-Line-between-two-points.lesson https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/line-equation-point-slope.html