SOLUTION: Which of the following is an equation of a line that passes through the point (0, 5) and has a negative slope?

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Question 701071: Which of the following is an equation of a line that passes through the point (0, 5) and has a negative slope?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope can be anything as long as it is negative, so we can pick -1.

Use point slope form:

y - 5 = -1(x)
y - 5 = -x

y = -x + 5

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