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Which line has a slope of 5/8 and goes through the point (2, -3)?

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we know that
the equation of a line
y-y1=m*(x-x1)
m=5/8
point (x1,y1)------> (2, -3)
so
y+3=(5/8)*(x-2)-----> y=(5/8)x-(5/4)-3-----> y=(5/8)x-17/4

the answer is
y=(5/8)x-17/4
see the attached figure
Which line has a slope of 5/8 and goes through the point (2, -3)?-example-1
User Aleksandar Terziev
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