Given points: (4, -2) and ( -8, -6)
Applying the point slope formula:
[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]We need to first find the slope (m)
[tex]slope=m\text{ = }\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} x_1=4,y_1=-2,x_2=-8,y_2\text{ = }-6 \\ m\text{ = }\frac{-6-(-2)}{-8-4}\text{ = }\frac{-6+2}{-12} \\ m\text{ = }\frac{-4}{-12}\text{ = 1/3} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} u\sin g\text{ the slope and any two points, we get point slope} \\ point\text{ (}4,-2)=(x_1,y_1) \\ \\ y\text{ - }(-2)\text{ = }\frac{1}{3}(x\text{ - 4)} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]y\text{ + 2 = }\frac{1}{3}(x\text{ - 4) (option D)}[/tex]