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A line passes through the point (-8,5) and has a slope of -5/4

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Answer:

where m represents the slope and

(

x

1

,

y

1

)

a point on the line

here

m

=

5

4

and

(

x

1

,

y

1

)

=

(

8

,

5

)

substituting these values into the equation.

y

(

5

)

=

5

4

(

x

(

8

)

)

y

+

5

=

5

4

(

x

+

8

)

in point-slope form

distributing and simplifying gives the equation in an alternative form.

y

+

5

=

5

4

x

10

y

=

5

4

x

15

in slope-intercept form

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