SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line with slope 5 and containing the point (1/2, -1)

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Question 293983: What is the equation of the line with slope 5 and containing the point (1/2, -1)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the point slope form of a line,
y-yp=m%28x-xp%29
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y-%28-1%29=5%28x-1%2F2%29
y%2B1=5x-5%2F2
y=5x-7%2F2