SOLUTION: Please help me. I need to know how to plugin a problem for Point-Slope equations. Please use this as an example. (3,5), m= -1 Andrew

Question 124806: Please help me. I need to know how to plugin a problem for Point-Slope equations. Please use this as an example. (3,5), m= -1
Andrew
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The point-slope form of the equation of a straight line is:

Where

is the x-coordinate of the given ordered pair,

is the y-coordinate of the given ordered pair, and

is the given slope.

Just put your numbers where indicated and you are good to go. You may have to re-arrange your equation depending on whether you are asked to present it in standard form or slope-intercept form .

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