SOLUTION: What is the equation of a line with a slope of -5 and containing point (2,4)?

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Question 410104: What is the equation of a line with a slope of -5 and containing point (2,4)?
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What is the equation of a line with a slope of -5 and containing point (2,4)?

 



  y = -5x + b   |using ordered pair pt(2,4) to solve for b

  4 = -10

 14 = b   | y = -5x+14  OR 5x+y = 14