SOLUTION: equation written in point slope form slope= 2/5 passes through (-10,-1)

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Question 1128722: equation written in point slope form
slope= 2/5
passes through (-10,-1)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope: m=+2%2F5
passes through (-10,-1)
use point-slope formula
y-y%5B1%5D=+m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29
y-%28-1%29=+%282%2F5%29%28x-%28-10%29%29
y%2B1=+%282%2F5%29%28x%2B10%29
y%2B1=+%282%2F5%29x%2B%282%2Fcross%285%29%29cross%2810%292
y=+%282%2F5%29x%2B2%2A2-1
y=+%282%2F5%29x%2B4-1
y=+%282%2F5%29x%2B3