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What is the equatiqn of the line that passes through the point (-5, 4) and has a

slope of -3/5?

What is the equatiqn of the line that passes through the point (-5, 4) and has a slope-example-1

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Answer:

y = -3/5x + 1

Explanation:

We are given a point and the slope so all we need to solve for is the y-intercept and we can do that by using the slope intercept form formula [ y = mx + b ] where m = slope and b = y-intercept.

4 = -5(-3/5) + b

4 = 3 + b

1 = b

With the information we know, we can input the values into the formula once again.

y = -3/5x + 1

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