Question 1172069
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In the most general case, the line, which has the slope "m" and goes through the point (a,b), has an equation


    y - b = m*(x-a).


In your case,  m= -5,  a= -1,  b= 4, so the line has an equation


    y - 4 = (-5)*(x-(-1)),   or

    y - 4 = -5x - 5,   or

    y = -5x - 1


or any other equivalent equation.
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