Write an equation in point slope form given: slope, m, = -1/5 and point (5, -2).
A. y + 2 = -(1/5)(x - 5)
B. y + 5 = -(1/5)(x - 2)
C. y – 5 = (1/5)(x + 2)
D. y – 5 = (1/5)(x - 2)

Question

Write an equation in point slope form given: slope, m, = -1/5 and point (5, -2). 
	A.	y + 2 = -(1/5)(x - 5)
	B.	y + 5 = -(1/5)(x - 2)
	C.	y – 5 = (1/5)(x + 2)
	D.	y – 5 = (1/5)(x - 2)

anonymous · Answer

The general form for point slope is:$$y-y_1 = m(x-x_1)$$

Can you use the information given to plug in what you know to this equation?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how

anonymous · Answer

Okay! Lets work on this.

You know that m = slope, and you know that your slope is -1/5. So the first thing to do would be to plug in m to your equation to get:

$$y - y_1 = -1/5(x-x_1)$$

now, the x1 and y1 are the x and y values from the ordered pair you're given. You do the same thing we did with the slope and plug those in for x1 and y1.

anonymous · Answer

1-y=-1/5(1-x)