What is the equation of the straight line passing through $(5, - 2)$ and $(- 4, 7)$ ?

5 x - 2 y = 4

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- 4 x + 7 y = 9

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x + y = 3

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x - y = - 1

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Solution

The correct option is D $x + y = 3$
The equation of straight line passing through two given points $(5, - 2)$ and $(- 4, 7)$ is,

$\Rightarrow= y - (- 2) = \frac{7 - (- 2)}{- 4 - 5} (x - 5)$

$\Rightarrow x + y = 3$

Hence the correct answer is $C$ .

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