SOLUTION: Could you please help me out? Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m=7/8, (5,-2) The equation of the line is y = Thanks for y

Question 202960: Could you please help me out?
Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. m=7/8, (5,-2)
The equation of the line is y =
Thanks for your help!!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If you want to find the equation of line with a given a slope of which goes through the point (5, -2), you can simply use the point-slope formula to find the equation:

---Point-Slope Formula---
where is the slope, and

is the given point

So lets use the Point-Slope Formula to find the equation of the line

Plug in , , and (these values are given)

Rewrite as

Distribute

Multiply and to get

Subtract 2 from both sides to isolate y

Combine like terms and to get (note: if you need help with combining fractions, check out this solver)

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Answer:

So the equation of the line with a slope of which goes through the point (5, -2) is:

which is now in form where the slope is and the y-intercept is

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