
William W. answered 01/30/21
Experienced Tutor and Retired Engineer
So you just need to plug in the values of (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) and simplify, It does NOT matter which point you select as point 1 and which you select as point 2. Be careful about the positive and negative signs and make sure you distribute properly. Note that your answer will include the variables a and b.