Question #ed5e5

1 Answer
May 4, 2017

#y=-2x#

Explanation:

We want to find the equation that passes through these two points.

We must first find the slope, which is:

#(2-(-6))/(-1-3)=8/-4=-2#

Then,

#y=mx+b#

#y=-2x+b#

From here, we just plug in a point.

#2=-2(-1)+b#

#0=b#

Thus our line is:
#y=-2x#