bearing in mind that
standard form for a linear equation means
• all coefficients must be integers, no fractions
• only the constant on the right-hand-side
• all variables on the left-hand-side, sorted
• "x" must not have a negative coefficient
[tex]\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{9}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-9})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{10}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-5}) \\\\\\ slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{-5-(-9)}{10-9}\implies \cfrac{-5+9}{10-9}\implies \cfrac{4}{1}\implies 4[/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-(-9)=4(x-9)\implies \blacktriangleright y+9=4x-36 \blacktriangleleft \\\\\\ -4x+y=-45\implies \blacktriangleright \stackrel{\textit{standard form}}{4x-y=45} \blacktriangleleft[/tex]
