Question

What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2, -4) and

has a slope of -1/2

Answer 1

use y = mx + b and solve for b.
Substitute the known values and solve.

-4 = -1/2(-2) + b

Doing it properly, you should have:

b = -5

The answer would be:

y = -1/2x - 5