SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line that passes through the point (1,-4) and has a slope of -5. Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
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Question 549774: Write the equation of the line that passes through the point (1,-4) and has a slope of -5. Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the point-slope form:
 )
where )
are the coordinates of the given point and 
is the given slope.
By the way, you cannot write THE equation of a line. There are always more than one way to express an equation whose solution set is the set of ordered pairs describing a line, so the best you can ever do is write AN equation of a line.
Do the algebra to re-arrange the result into 
form.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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