How do you write the point slope form of the equation given m=-2 and (-5,-2)?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-20T03:39:59

$y=-2x-12$

Give -

Slope $m=-2$

Point $(-5, -2)$

$x=-5$

$y=-2$

Find the intercept

$mx+ c =y$

$(-2)(-5)+c=(-2)$

$10+c=-2$

$c=-2-10$

$c=-12$

Now, we have -

$c=-12$

$m=-2$

$y=mx+c$

$y = (-2)x+(-12)$

$y=-2x-12$