SOLUTION: write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that stisfies each set of conditions. slope -13/5,passes through (5,-7)

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Question 55142: write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that stisfies each set of conditions.
slope -13/5,passes through (5,-7)

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slope -13/5,passes through (5,-7)
y=mx+b [Slop-intecept equation of a line]
-7=(-13/5)(5)+b [Solve for b]
-7=-13+b
-7+13=b
6=b
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y=mx+b [plug-in the values of the slope and the y-intercept]
y= -13/5x+6
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