SOLUTION: Please help write the equation of the line that passes through point (0, –7) with a slope of -7/2 .

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Question 49016This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: Please help write the equation of the line that passes through point (0, –7) with a slope of -7/2 . This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

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Given point (0, –7) with a slope of -7/2
(y-y)=m(x-x] [Use the point-slope formula]
(y-(-7)=(-7/2)(x-0) [Plug-in the points]
y+7 = -7/2x - 0 [Simplify]
y+7 = -7/2x
y = -7/2x - 7 [Solve for y][Final answer]