What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (4, -1) and has slope -5? This is what my teacher says to do and i dont know how to solve it. Can anyone help?

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What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (4, -1) and has

slope -5?
This is what my teacher says to do and i dont know how to solve it. Can anyone help?

Mathematics
middle-school

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Answer:

y + 1 = -5(x - 4)

y + 1 = -5x + 20

y = -5x + 19

James Bowler answered Oct 20, 2021

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