Could someone show me how to solve this.

Question

A line passes through the point (8,−9)

 and has a slope of −5/2

.

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for this line.

Answer 1

Set up the point-slope form by using the given point (8, -9) and the slope of -5/2.

y - y₀ = m(x - x₀)

y - (-9) = (-5/2)(x - 8)

y + 9 = (-5/2)x + 20

y = (-5/2)x + 11