How do you write the standard form of a line given (10,4) and (3,1)?

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Monzur R.
May 7, 2017

#3x-7y-2=0#

Explanation:

We are given that #"A"(10,4)# and #"B"(3,1)# lie on the line #l#. Given these two points, we can work out the gradient of the line using this formula:

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

#m_l=(1-4)/(3-10)=(-3)/-7=3/7#

We can know work out the equation of the line using this formula:

#y-y_1=m(x-x_1)#

#y-4=3/7(x-10)#

#y-4=3/7x-30/7#

#y=3/7x-2/7#

#7y=3x-2#

Now to get it into standard form, we need to bring all the variables and constants to one side.

#3x-7y-2=0#

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