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What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (3, -8) and
has a slope of -1?

User Dmle
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The equation is y=-1x-5
User Jenisha Makadiya
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In point-slope form, the answer is:

y - (-8) = -1 ( x - 3) or y + 8 = -1 (x-3)

For slope intercept form, you can solve the equation above for y:

y + 8 = -x +3

y = -x -5

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