Given:
Two points are A(6,1) and B(9,4).
To find:
The equation of the line that passes through the given points.
Solution:
If a line passes through two points [tex](x_1,y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2,y_2)[/tex], then the equation of the line is:
[tex]y-y_1=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}(x-x_1)[/tex]
It is given that the line passes through the two points A(6,1) and B(9,4). So, the equation of the line is:
[tex]y-1=\dfrac{4-1}{9-6}(x-6)[/tex]
[tex]y-1=\dfrac{3}{3}(x-6)[/tex]
[tex]y-1=1(x-6)[/tex]
[tex]y-1=x-6[/tex]
Adding 1 on both sides, we get
[tex]y-1+1=x-6+1[/tex]
[tex]y=x-5[/tex]
Therefore, the equation of the line is [tex]y=x-5[/tex].
