Question

What is the equation of a line of a line passing through (-3,7) and having a slope of - 1/5?

Answer 1

y = -1/5x + 6.4

Explanation:

Use the point-slope formula.

y-y₁ = m(x -x₁)

so...

y-7 = -1/5(x - (-3))

y = -1/5x+ 32/5

and you need you can change 32/5 to 6.4

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