Question

What is the equation, in standard form, of the line passing through the points (2,3) and (4,2) ?

Answer 1

First, find the slope of the line.
You can use the two given points for that.

Answer 2

The slope of the line that passes through points \((x_1, y_1)\) and \((x_2, y_2) \) is

\(slope = m = \dfrac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \)

Answer 3

To find the slope, subtract the y-coordinates, and divide by the difference of the x-coordinates. Make sure you subtract the y-coordinates and the x-coordinates in the same order.
Can you try this and tel me what you get?

Answer 4

-1/2 ?

Answer 5

Correct.