SOLUTION: What formula would I use for writing an equation given the slope -3/7 and the point (-2,5) ?

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Question 490989: What formula would I use for writing an equation given the slope -3/7 and the point (-2,5) ?
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The point–slope form of the equation for a line passing through the point (x1,y1) is given by:


Assuming (,) = (,) and and substituting the values, we get:











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