Question

What is the point-slope equation of the line with slope that goes through the point (-2, 7)?

Answer 1

Whats the slope?

Answer 2

Is it given? Because without it you can't do this...

Answer 3

5/2

Answer 4

ok so we use the point slope formula >:)
\[\huge~\rm~y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \]

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

m=slope so in place of m we have 5/2
x1=-2
y1=7
can you substituite these values into the equation?

Answer 7

Need help?

Answer 8

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Answer 9

you switched the x and y values try again

Answer 10

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Answer 11

y-7=5/2(x+2)
2 negs make 1 pos