Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]y = - 4x + 16[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Two points

(4,1) say(x1,y1) and

(2,9) say(x2,y2)

Solution:

Formula for Equation for a line passing through a points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given below

[tex](y - y1) = \frac{y2 -y1}{x2 -x1}\times (x- x1)[/tex]

So on substituting the given values in it we get

[tex](y - 1) = \frac{9 -1}{2 -4}\times (x- 4)[/tex]

[tex](y - 1) = \frac{8}{-2}\times (x- 4)[/tex]

[tex](y - 1) = -4\times (x- 4)[/tex]

[tex]y - 1 = -4x +16\\y = -4x +16 + 1\\y = -4x + 17[/tex]

which is the required equation i.e

[tex]y = -4x + 17[/tex]