What is the equation of the line which passes through the points $(2, -3)$ and $(1, -3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-10T22:11:08

$y =-3$

Begin by finding the slope of the line using the formula

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

For the points
$(2,-3) and (1,-3)$

$x_1 = 2$
$x_2 = -3$
$x_2 = 1$
$y_2=-3$

$m = (-3-(-3))/(1-2)$

$m=0/-1$

$m=0$

This equation is actually a horizontal line running through the y axis at $y=-3$

What is the equation of the line which passes through the points (2, -3)(2, -3) and (1, -3)(1, -3)?