SOLUTION: Use the point-slope form to find the equation of a line with the given properties. Write the equation in slope-intercept form. Slope= -4, through (5, 8)

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Question 879546: Use the point-slope form to find the equation of a line with the given properties. Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
Slope= -4, through (5, 8)
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Slope= -4, through (5, 8)
***Using point-slope form, y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29
y-8 = -4(x-5)
y = -4x +28 Slope-Intercept Form
the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is y+=+highlight_green%28m%29x+%2B+highlight%28b%29
where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.