SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line passing through the points (3, -5) with the slope m= -3/8

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Question 1183929: Find an equation of the line passing through the points (3, -5) with the slope m= -3/8
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Find an equation of the line passing through the points (3, -5) with the slope m= -3/8
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Using the point/slope equation, y - y1 = m(x - x1)
x1=3
y1=-5
m = -3/8
we have
y - (-5) = -3%2F8(x - 3)
y + 5 = -3%2F8x + 9%2F8
y = -3%2F8x + 9%2F8 - 5
Change 5 to 40/8
y = -3%2F8x + 9%2F8 - 40%2F8
:
y = -3%2F8x - 31%2F8