SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line that passes through (-3, 5) and has slope -3/2

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Question 50297This question is from textbook Precalculus with Limits a Graphing Approach
: Find an equation of the line that passes through (-3, 5) and has slope -3/2This question is from textbook Precalculus with Limits a Graphing Approach

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y=mx+b [Slope-intercept form for the equation of a line]
Given: Points = (-3, 5) and m = -3/2
5=(-3/2)(-3)+b [Plug-in the values and solve for b]
5=9/2+b
1/2=b
y=-3/2x+1/2 [Plug-in the values for the slope and the y-intercept (b)]