How do you find the line that passes through (4,3) and (5,8)?

1 Answer
Feb 22, 2016

5x-y=23

Explanation:

We can solve this equation using the 2 point general formula which is
y-y_1=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)(x-x_1)
where (x_1,y_1)=(4,3) and (x_2,y_2)=(5,8)

So,
y-3=(8-3)/(5-4)(x-4)

Solving this should be easy now)