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Question 326587: i am asking again because i got a weird answer for this
L has slope 5 and passes through the point (1,-3)
i need to express my answer in slope-intercept form
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can use the point-slope formula to find the equation of the line L


y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the point-slope formula.


y-y%5B1%5D=5%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 Plug in m=5 (the given slope)


y-%28-3%29=5%28x-1%29 Plug in x%5B1%5D=1 and y%5B1%5D=-3 (the given point)


y%2B3=5%28x-1%29 Rewrite y-%28-3%29 as y%2B3


y%2B3=5x-5 Distribute.


y=5x-5-3 Subtract 3 from both sides to isolate y.


y=5x-8 Combine like terms.


So the equation of the line L that has a slope of 5 that goes through the point (1,-3) is y=5x-8