SOLUTION: How would I write the equation of the line with slope 5 and y-intercept (0,-3)?

Question 122643: How would I write the equation of the line with slope 5 and y-intercept (0,-3)?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
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 (,), 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 3 from both sides to isolate y

Combine like terms and to get
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Answer:

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

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

Notice if we graph the equation and plot the point (,), we get (note: if you need help with graphing, check out this solver )

Graph of through the point (,)
and we can see that the point lies on the line. Since we know the equation has a slope of and goes through the point (,), this verifies our answer.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How would I write the equation of the line with slope 5 and y-intercept (0,-3)?
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Use the slope-intercept form, y = mx+b where m is the slope
and b is the y-intercept:
Your Problem:
y = 5x-3
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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