SOLUTION: slope -1/4 through (-10,5) write in slope intercept form

Question 993976: slope -1/4 through (-10,5) write in slope intercept form
Found 4 solutions by josgarithmetic, stanbon, rfer, MathLover1:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Point-slope form,

-----now in slope-intercept form
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope -1/4 through (-10,5) write in slope intercept form
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Form: y = mx + b
Solve for "b"::
5 = (-1/4)(-10) + b
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5 = (5/2) + b
b = (5/2)
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Equation:
y = (-1/4)x + (5/2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
slope
point (,)
slope intercept form: where is a slope and y-intercept
since we already know the slope, we need to find y-intercept and we can do it using given data
...plug in given ,, and and find

so, your equation is:

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