SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line that passes through (-3, -1) and has a slope of 2/5 ? Put your answer in slope-intercept form.

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Question 322358: What is the equation of the line that passes through (-3, -1) and has a slope of 2/5 ? Put your answer in slope-intercept form.
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, Fombitz:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-3, -1) and has a slope of 2/5
Y=mX+b where m=slope & b=the Y intercept.
-1=2/5*-3+b
-1=-6/5+b
b=-1+6/5
b=-5/5+6/5
b=1/5 ans.
Y=2X/5+1/5 ans.
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+2x%2F5+%2B1%2F5%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, 2x/5 +1/5).

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
y-%28-1%29=%282%2F5%29%28x-%28-3%29%29
y%2B1=%282%2F5%29%28x%2B3%29
y%2B1=%282%2F5%29x%2B6%2F5
highlight%28y=%282%2F5%29x%2B1%2F5%29
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