How do you write the equation in point slope form given Point: (-2, 4); Slope: 5?

1 Answer
Alan P.
May 11, 2016

#(y-4)=5(x+2)#

Explanation:

For a line with slope #color(green)(m)# through the point #(x,y)=(color(red)(a),color(blue)(b))#
the general slope-point form is
#color(white)("XXX")(y-color(blue)(b))=color(green)(m)(x-color(red)(a))#

Substitute
#color(white)("XXX")5# for #color(green)(m)#
#color(white)("XXX")(-2)# for #color(red)(a)#
and
#color(white)("XXX")4# for #color(blue)(b)#
to get the "Answer" (above)

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