The slope-point form:
[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]
The formula of a slope:
[tex]m=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
We have the points (7, -8) and (-4, 6). Substitute:
[tex]m=\dfrac{6-(-8)}{-4-7}=\dfrac{14}{-11}=-\dfrac{14}{11}\\\\y-6=-\dfrac{14}{11}(x-(-4))\\\\\boxed{y-6=-\dfrac{14}{11}(x+4)}[/tex]