How do you write the equation in point slope form given p(4,0), q(6,-8)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-02T08:37:56

the point slope form is #(4,0), m = -4#

Point slope form is written as #(a, b), m= slope#
where #a# and #b# are the #x# and #y# co-ordinates of any point on the line

To find the slope use of a line #(m)# from two points #(x_1, y_1) #and #(x_2, y_2)#, use the slope formula

#m = (y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)#

Substituting in the values from the question

#m =(0--8)/(4-6)#

#m=8/-2# or #-4#

the point slope form is #(4,0), m = -4#