
Parviz F. answered 04/10/14
Mathematics professor at Community Colleges
Dan I.
asked 04/10/14Parviz F. answered 04/10/14
Mathematics professor at Community Colleges
Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!
The underlying equation that you want to use here is the point-slope form of a linear equation: y−y1=m(x−x1)
For this set of values, we have a slope m=8/9 and a point (x1,y1)=(7,−3).
Plugging these values into the point-slope equation gives you: y−(−3)=8/9(x−7)
Solving that algebraically for the value of “y” to put it into the slope-intercept form (y=mx+b) yields: y+3=8/9x−56/9
y=8/9x−56/9−3
y=8/9x−56/9−27/9
y=8/9x−83/9
I hope that helps you get moving in a better direction on this type of question! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)
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Parviz F.
04/10/14