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given 2 points there is a direct eqn for a line

\(y-y2 = y2-y1/x2-x1 (x-x1)\)

using this , you get the eqn y+2 = 11(x-5)

for x-interecept you put y=0 and you get x = 57/11

I think your equation is wrong. I tried plugging in numbers and didn't get the correct equation. I believe the left side of the equation should be y - y1, not y - y2. Please confirm.
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you are correct, you can use either of the points here but you need to stick with one point and use x & y coordinates of that point !

thanks for the correction!
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\(y-y2= y2-y1/x2-x1(x-x2)\)

or

\(y-y1= y2-y1/x2-x1(x-x1)\)
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