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Write the equation of the line that passes through the point (-4, -9) and has a slope of Hin

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Option D is correct.

y + 9 = ½ (x + 4)

Option C is correct.

y = -3x + 5

Option B is correct.

y = -4x + 9

Step-by-step explanation

The general form of the equation in point-slope form is

y - y₁ = m (x - x₁)

where

y = y-coordinate of a point on the line.

y₁ = This refers to the y-coordinate of a given point on the line

m = slope of the line.

x = x-coordinate of the point on the line whose y-coordinate is y.

x₁ = x-coordinate of the given point on the line

For this question,

Slope = m = ½

Given point, (x₁, y₁) = (-4, -9)

x₁ = -4, y₁ = -9

y - y₁ = m (x - x₁)

y - (-9) = ½ [x - (-4)]

y + 9 = ½ (x + 4)

For the second question, recall that the slope-point form of the equation is

y - y₁ = m (x - x₁)

For this question,

Slope = m = -3

Given point, (x₁, y₁) = (2, -1)

x₁ = 2, y₁ = -1

y - y₁ = m (x - x₁)

y - (-1) = -3 (x - 2)

y + 1 = -3x + 6

y = -3x + 6 - 1

y = -3x + 5

For the third question, we should note that two parallel lines have the same slopes.

The slope and y-intercept form of the equation of a straight line is given as

y = mx + b

where

y = y-coordinate of a point on the line.

m = slope of the line.

x = x-coordinate of the point on the line whose y-coordinate is y.

b = y-intercept of the line.

The equation of the line provided is 4x + y = 5

So, putting it in the form of y = mx + b

4x + y = 5

y = -4x + 5

We can see that the slope = m = -4 and the y-intercept = b = 5

So, amongst the options, we will pick the line with slope = -4 too.

And that is option B where y = -4x + 9

Hope this Helps!!!

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