SOLUTION: how do you write (3,5) m= -1 in point slope form

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Question 250610: how do you write (3,5) m= -1 in point slope form
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming you are presenting us with a point and the slope,
you plug that into y=mx+b where m=slope and solve for b
So we have 5=-1(3)+b
Then when you have b you go back to y=-1x+b and plug in b