The given points are (5, 1) and (-3, 17).
First, we have to find the slope using the following formula.
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]Where,
[tex]\begin{gathered} x_1=5 \\ x_2=-3 \\ y_1=1 \\ y_2=17 \end{gathered}[/tex]Let's use the coordinates above to find the slope.
[tex]m=\frac{17-1}{-3-5}=\frac{16}{-8}\Rightarrow m=-2[/tex]The slope is -2.
Now, we use the point-slope formula to find the equation.
[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]Let's use the same coordinates x_1 and y_1, and the slope m = -2.
[tex]y-1=-2(x-5)[/tex]Now, we solve for y to express the equation in slope-intercept form.
[tex]y-1=-2x+10\Rightarrow y=-2x+10+1\Rightarrow y=-2x+11[/tex]