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What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-5,-3)and has a slope of -3/5 ?

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Answer: y = -3/5x - 6

Explanation:

There are a few equations that can be used for this, but the simplest one would be y = mx + b

We are given:

y = -3

m = -3/5 (slope)

x = -5

b = ?

Our equation is this, we are solving for b

==> -3 = -3/5 ( -5) + b

==> -3 = -3/5 ( -5) + b ( multiply the brackets)

==> -3 = 3 + b ( subtract 3 to both sides)

==> -6 = b

Now we can make the desired equation in slope intercept form;

y = -3/5x - 6

Hope this helped! Have a great day :D

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