SOLUTION: My question says: Use point-slope form to write the equation of each line. Write the equation in general form. It only gives me one point .. P (2, 5) how am I supposed to figure th

Question 789638: My question says: Use point-slope form to write the equation of each line. Write the equation in general form. It only gives me one point .. P (2, 5) how am I supposed to figure this out without knowing the slope? Please help?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

to use point-slope form, you have to be given one point and slope...
The standard point-slope equation looks like this:
where , and are coordinates of given point
you are given point P (, ) and it means and ,
so, plug it in:

......this is all you can do without a slope

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