Question

What is an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the point (8, 5) and has slope −7?

Answer 1

y - 5 = -7(x - 8)

Explanation:

We can immediately adapt y - k = m(x - h) as follows: replace m with -7, h with 8 and k with 5, obtaining:

y - 5 = -7(x - 8)

This is the desired equation in point-slope form.