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What is an equation of the line that passes through the points (6,2) and
(7, 1)?
(Giving brainliest )


Sagot :

[tex](\stackrel{x_1}{6}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{2})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{7}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{1}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{1}-\stackrel{y1}{2}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{7}-\underset{x_1}{6}}}\implies \cfrac{-1}{1}\implies -1 \\\\\\ \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-\stackrel{y_1}{2}=\stackrel{m}{-1}(x-\stackrel{x_1}{6}) \\\\\\ y-2=-x+6\implies y=-x+8[/tex]