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What is the point slope form of a line with a slope 4/5 that contains the point (-2,1)

What is the point slope form of a line with a slope 4/5 that contains the point (-2,1)-example-1
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Use:\ y-y_1=m(x-x_1)


We\ have:\\\\m=(4)/(5)\\\\(-2;\ 1)\to x_1=-2\ and\ y_1=1


Substitute:\\\\y-1=(4)/(5)(x-(-2))\\\\\boxed{B.\ y-1=(4)/(5)(x+2)}
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