[tex]\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{-5}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{6})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-3}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-9}) \\\\\\ slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{-9-6}{-3-(-5)}\implies \cfrac{-9-6}{-3+5}\implies -\cfrac{15}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\bf \begin{array}{|c|ll} \cline{1-1} \textit{point-slope form}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}\implies y-6=-\cfrac{15}{2}[x-(-5)]\implies y-6=-\cfrac{15}{2}(x+5) \\\\\\ y-6=-\cfrac{15}{2}x-\cfrac{75}{2}\implies y=-\cfrac{15}{2}x-\cfrac{75}{2}-6\implies y=-\cfrac{15}{2}x-\cfrac{87}{2}[/tex]
