Question

ndicate in standard form the equation of the line passing through the given point and having the given slope.

D(5, -2) m = 2/5

Answer 1

y = m x + b
Apply the values from the problem statement.
-2 = (2/5)5 + b
b = - 4
Slope intercept of the line is:
y = (2/5)x - 4

Standard form:
Move the x term to the RHS.
- (2/5)x + y = -4
Multiply each side of the above by -1 so that the coefficient of x is positive.\[\frac{2 x}{5}-y=4 \]

Answer 2

Sorry. A mistake in a sentence above.

"Move the x term to the RHS."

should have been written:

Move the x term to the LHS.