SOLUTION: every website i have went to has told me to do this problem in point slope form...and i think that it's a different answer if it's in slope intercept form?? m=-1/2 b= 5

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Question 362736: every website i have went to has told me to do this problem in point slope form...and i think that it's a different answer if it's in slope intercept form??
m=-1/2 b= 5
Found 2 solutions by robertb, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simply plug m=-1/2 b= 5 into y=mx%2Bb to get y=-%281%2F2%29x%2B5