SOLUTION: Indicate the equation of the line, in standard form, that passes through (2, -4) and has a slope of 3/5?

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Question 1161519: Indicate the equation of the line, in standard form, that passes through (2, -4) and has a slope of 3/5?




Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

the equation of the line, in standard form, that passes through (, ) and has a slope of
the standard form of a line is in the form
first use point slope form of equation:
...plug in given data

.....both sides multiply by


->the standard form of a line




Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Where 

and 







Multiply both sides by 5 to clear the fraction:







Add -20 to both sides:





ADD -3x to both sides:



  <--the other tutor left it this way, but standard form
                     requires that the first term be positive.

Divide through by -1 to make the term in x positive:



Edwin
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