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Find a​ point-slope form for the line with slope 1 over 5 and passing through the point ​-8, -7

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Answer:

(1/5)x-5.4=y

Explanation:

mx+b=y

m=(1/5)

(-8,-7)=(x,y)

(1/5)(-8)+b=(-7)

-1.6+b=-7

b=-5.4

(1/5)x-5.4=y

User Jim Lamb
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