Can someone please help me understand how to do this?
Indicate in standard form the equation of the line passing through the given points.

B(0, 0), C(4, -4)

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Can someone please help me understand how to do this?
Indicate in standard form the equation of the line passing through the given points.

B(0, 0), C(4, -4)

mathmale · Answer

1.  Find the slope of the line thru the given points.
2.  Insert this slope into the point-slope form of the equation of a straight line:$$y-y _{1}=m(x-x _{1})$$

mathmale · Answer

3.  Chose either one of the given points.  Take its coordinates and plug them into $$(x _{1},y _{1}).$$

mathmale · Answer

If done correctly, your result will be the desired answer!

wolf1728 · Answer

Slope = m = (Y2 -Y1) / (X2 -X1)
Slope = m = (-4 -0) / (0 --4)
Slope = m = -4 / 4
Slope = m = -1

That's the slope.
To generate the equation use y = mx + b
y = -x + b
Use one of the given points (0, 0) and put those numbers into the formula.