Question

What is an equation of the line, in point-slope form, that passes through the given point and has the given slope?
point: (8, -8); slope: 3.

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

@DDS

Answer 3

point slope form is

y-y1 = m(x-x1)

Answer 4

m is the slope
(x1,y1) is the given point

Answer 5

IS it y- 8 =3 (x+8)?

Answer 6

notice how it's y-y1

if y1 is -8, then

y-y1

y-(-8)

y+8

see how this works?

Answer 7

Yeah. So, am I wrong or right?

Answer 8

look above and you tell me

Answer 9

right?

Answer 10

you said "IS it y- 8 =3 (x+8)"

but I said "notice how it's y-y1..." (see the post above)

you'll see the difference

Answer 11

can you just tell me if it's right or wrong..? -_-

Answer 12

it's wrong, do you see how?

Answer 13

no.

Answer 14

look at how I got y+8

you got y-8

Answer 15

so, thats the only difference?

Answer 16

no there is one more

Answer 17

it has to do with the x-x1 term

Answer 18

IT WOULD BE X-8?

Answer 19

better

Answer 20

Is it y+8=3(x-8)?

Answer 21

yes it is