SOLUTION: M=5/6,(5,-9) Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. The equation of Line Y is? I'm so lost with this.. The fractions keep throwing

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Question 621189: M=5/6,(5,-9)
Find an equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given point. The equation of Line Y is?
I'm so lost with this.. The fractions keep throwing me off. Can you please help, as soon as possible.
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, nerdybill:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Use the point-slope form of an equation of a line:

where are the coordinates of the given point and is the given slope.

A fraction is just a number like any other.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Plug the given information:
M=5/6,(5,-9)
into the "point-slope" form:
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - (-9) = (5/6)(x - 5)
y + 9 = (5/6)(x - 5)
distribute the 5/6:
y + 9 = (5/6)x - (5/6)5
y + 9 = (5/6)x - 25/6
y = (5/6)x - 25/6 - 9
y = (5/6)x - 25/6 - 54/6
y = (5/6)x - 79/6 (this is what they're looking for in "slope-intercept" form)