Question

Given y + 3 = 7(x - 5), what is the point used to write this equation?

Answer 1

Point -slope form

y-y1= m (x-x1)

where y1 and x1 are the points of the equation.

So, in this case:

y + 3 = 7(x - 5)

x1=8

y1=-3

(8,-3)