SOLUTION: Through: (5,-3), slope =-7/5

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Question 1048904: Through: (5,-3), slope =-7/5
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Through: (5,-3), slope =-7/5
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Form:: y = mx + b
Substitute for x,y, and m ; solve for "b"::
-3 = (-7/5)5 + b
-3 = -7 + b
b = 4
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Equation:
y = (-7/5)x + 4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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