SOLUTION: graph the line with slope -3/4 passing through point (-5,-5)

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Question 1059197: graph the line with slope -3/4 passing through point (-5,-5)
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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point slope formula
y-y1=m(x-x1), where (x1,y1) is the point and m=-3/4, the slope.
y-(-5)=(-3/4)(x- (-5)
y+5=-(3/4)(x+5)
y=(-3x/4)-15/4-20/4, moving the 5 to the other side
y=(-3x/4)-(35/4)
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