SOLUTION: write an equation for slope=2/5 and passes through (5,7)

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Question 473191: write an equation for slope=2/5 and passes through (5,7)
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: FIND a line by slope and one point

What we know about the line whose equation we are trying to find out:

  • it goes through point (5, 7)

  • it has a slope of 0.4



First, let's draw a diagram of the coordinate system with point (5, 7) plotted with a little blue dot:



Write this down: the formula for the equation, given point x%5B1%5D%2C+y%5B1%5D and intercept a, is

y=ax+%2B+%28y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D%29 (see a paragraph below explaining why this formula is correct)

Given that a=0.4, and system%28+x%5B1%5D+=+5%2C+y%5B1%5D+=+7+%29+, we have the equation of the line:

y=0.4%2Ax+%2B+5

Explanation: Why did we use formula y=ax+%2B+%28y%5B1%5D+-+a%2Ax%5B1%5D%29 ? Explanation goes here. We are trying to find equation y=ax+b. The value of slope (a) is already given to us. We need to find b. If a point (x%5B1%5D, y%5B1%5D) lies on the line, it means that it satisfies the equation of the line. So, our equation holds for (x%5B1%5D, y%5B1%5D): y%5B1%5D+=+a%2Ax%5B1%5D%2Bb Here, we know a, x%5B1%5D, and y%5B1%5D, and do not know b. It is easy to find out: b=y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D. So, then, the equation of the line is: +y=ax%2B%28y%5B1%5D-a%2Ax%5B1%5D%29+.

Here's the graph:

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b

  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  

write an equation for slope=2/5 and passes through (5,7)

  y =(2/5)x + b

  7 = (2/5)*5 + b

  5 = b

 y = (2/5)x + 5