Write an Equation in Slope- Intercept Form of The Line Through Point P (-10, 1) with Slope -5.

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Answer 1

Slope-Intercept Form: y=mx+b

Given: slope = -5,

then: y=-5x+b

Given: the line passes through point P (-10,1)

then: 1=-5 * (-10) + b by substitute point P (x=-10, y=1) in the line y=-5x+b

solve for b: b=-49

Therefor: with m=-5 and b=-49, the linear function will be:

y = -5x - 49