Question

Choose the equation below that represents the line passing through the point (2, -5) with a slope of -3

These are the options :
a. y = -3x - 13
b. y = -3x + 11
c. y = -3x + 13
d. y = -3x + 1

Answer 1

Please Help?

Answer 2

slope-intercept form: y = mx + b
when m = slope and b = y-intercept

given slope was -3
so plug in as m = -3
to get y = -3x + b

follow so far? :)

Answer 3

Not at all lol i'm confused

Answer 4

Is it y= -3x + 11 ?

Answer 5

First part

Answer 6

there is a format called "the slope intercept form"
that looks like y = mx + b where m and b are numbers

and m would represent the slope

Answer 7

So y = -3x + 11 ?

Answer 8

not quite :)
y = -3x + b
to find the value of that ^ number

temporarily plug in point (2, -5) as (x, y) into the equation

so solve for " b " for -5 = -3(2) + b

Answer 9

My bad i think is y = -3x - 11 ?

Answer 10

-5 = -3(2) + b
-5 = -6 + b then add 6 to both sides
so b = -5 + 6 = ?

Answer 11

is it y = 3x -11.. Honetsly im completely lost :/

Answer 12

i'm not good at math

Answer 13

it's alright :)

just do -5 + 6 = ?

Answer 14

-5 + 6 = 1

Answer 15

yup :)

so we got from -5 = -3(2) + b to --> b = 1

so y = -3x + b
and since b = 1
y = -3x + 1

Answer 16

Got it :] Thanks .