SOLUTION: Your help is greatly appreciated: A line passes through the point (2,-5) with a slope of 5. Write an equation for this line. Thank you!
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Question 446344: Your help is greatly appreciated: A line passes through the point (2,-5) with a slope of 5. Write an equation for this line. Thank you! Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A line passes through the point (2,-5) with a slope of 5. Write an equation for this line.
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Standard form of equation for straight line: y=mx+b, m=slope, and b= y-intercept
For given line,
y=5x+b
To find b, plug in x and y from point (2,-5) then solve for b
2=5*-5+b
2=-25+b
b=-27
Equation:
y=5x-27 (ans)
see graph of line below:
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