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How do you write the equation of the line with slope of -5 and passes through the point (2, -4)?

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Mar 29, 2017

#y=-5x+6#

Explanation:

#y=mx+c# (where m: gradient of line; c: constant)

Now that we have known variables and gradient, we can find #c#:
#-4=-5*(2)+c#
#c=-4+10=6#

Hence, the equation of this line is:
#y=-5x+6#

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