1: Assuming this line is linear, the first thing to do is find the slope.
The slope formula is \(m=\frac{ y_{2} - y_{1} }{ x_{2} - x_{1} }\), so in this case, it is \(m=\frac{ (-7) - (-9) }{ 2 - (-5) }\), which comes to \(\frac{2}{7}\). Then, use your slope and one of the points given to write the point-slope formula of the linear equation, and then written in standard form:
y=\(\frac{2}{7}\)x-\(\frac{53}{7}\).
2. Use the same process as in question 1 to find:
y=-7x+11
