document.write( "Question 212522: need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (-1,3) and has slope negative one fifth. \n" ); document.write( "
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need help to find the equation of the line which contains the point (-1,3) and has slope negative one fifth.
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\n" ); document.write( "Use the point/slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1)
\n" ); document.write( "In this problem m = \"-1%2F5\"; x1 = -1; y1 = 3
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\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = \"-1%2F5\"(x - (-1))
\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = \"-1%2F5\"(x + 1)
\n" ); document.write( "y - 3 = \"-1%2F5\"x - \"1%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"-1%2F5\"x - \"1%2F5\" + 3
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"-1%2F5\"x - \"1%2F5\" + \"15%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = \"-1%2F5\"x + \"14%2F5\" is the equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this, substitute -1 for x in the above equation and find y
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