
Nathan B. answered 04/16/18
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I take it that you're looking for the equation of the line. The first thing we need to do is find the slope, so we use the slope formula:
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
m = (-5 - (-9)) / (10 - 9)
m = (-5 + 9) / 1
m = 4/1
m = 4
From here, we can use the point-slope formula:
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
It doesn't matter which point we use, so let's use the first (you can always check your answer by inputting the second):
y - (-9) = 4(x - 9)
y + 9 = 4x - 36
y = 4x - 45