SOLUTION: need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (-1,3) and has slope negative one fifth.

Question 212522: need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (-1,3) and has slope negative one fifth.
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need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (-1,3) and has slope negative one fifth.
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Use the point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1)
In this problem m = ; x1 = -1; y1 = 3
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y - 3 = (x - (-1))
y - 3 = (x + 1)
y - 3 = x -
y = x - + 3
y = x - +
y = x + is the equation:
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Check this, substitute -1 for x in the above equation and find y
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