SOLUTION: i need to write an equation of the line that passes through the given point and has slope m (-8,1);m-3/4

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Question 381362: i need to write an equation of the line that passes through the given point and has slope m
(-8,1);m-3/4
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You can use point-slope form to do this, ie:

y-y1=m%28x-x1%29

where m is the slope and you use the point (x1,y1)

So for this problem, we have:

y-1=%28-3%2F4%29%28x-%28-8%29%29

y-1=%28-3%2F4%29%28x%2B8%29

y-1=%28-3x%2F4%29%2B%28-3%2F4%29%288%29

y-1=%28-3x%2F4%29-6

y=%28-3x%2F4%29-5 this is the equation in slope-intercept form!

I hope this helps!