153,393 views
2 votes
2 votes
"Write the equation in point-slope form that goes through the point (-8,-6) and has a slope m=-5/6"

User Judie
by
2.3k points

1 Answer

20 votes
20 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

y

+

8

x

+

2

=

5

6

Explanation:

Given a point

(

a

,

b

)

and a slope of

m

the slope-point form may be written as:

XXX

y

b

x

a

=

m

or (equivalently)

XXX

y

b

=

m

(

x

a

)

Substituting

(

2

,

8

)

for

(

a

,

b

)

and

5

6

for

m

we get

XXX

y

+

8

x

+

2

=

5

6

or

XXX

y

+

8

=

5

6

(

x

+

2

)

User Ashish Gupta
by
3.3k points