Question

A line passes through the point (8,-4) and has a slope of 5/4

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.

Answer 1

y = 5/4x - 14
You already know slope, so you find the y intercept by making x = 0 so you see you can subtract the slope twice because 4 x 2 = 8(the x of the point you have) and get - 14 because 5 x 2 = 10 so you do -4 - 10 = -14