SOLUTION: If I have (-5,0) and m=3, how do I find the equation of the line in y=mx+b form?
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Question 23903: If I have (-5,0) and m=3, how do I find the equation of the line in y=mx+b form?
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's really easy you know that the slope = 3
And you have to find b
So from the points pick the values In y=mx+b
m = 3, y = 0, x = -5
0=3(-5)+B
b=15
Now b = 15
Hence the equation of the slope y-intercept form is y=3x+15.
Paul.
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