SOLUTION: Hi, I have a problem with figuring out a linear equation. The question asks me to plot the graph showing the point and slope specified in the equation. Then I must rewrite in slo

You must learn the three forms of the equation of a line:

1. Point-slope form:



where the point (,) is on the line,
and  represents the slope of the line.

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2. Slope-intercept form:



where  is the slope of the line and (0,)
are the coordinates of the y-intercept.

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3. Standard form:



Where A, B, and C are whole numbers, and A is positive.
[Don't confuse the capital B with the small b in the slope-
intercept form.

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Multiply both sides by 5 to clear of
fractions:

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Multiply through by -1 to make the first 
coefficient positive:



That is the standard form.

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To get the slope-intercept form, solve
that for y:







Edwin