Question

What is the equation in point slope form of the line that passes through the point (−2, 4) and has a slope of 5?

Answer 1

y-4=5(x-(-2)  the subtraction sign cancels out

Answer 2

Answer:

$y-4=5(x+2)$

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Write the point-slope equation:

$y-y_{1}=m(x-x_{1})$

2. Name the points given as:

$x_{1}=-2$

$y_{1}=4$

$m=5$

3. Replace the points in the point-slope equation and solve the parenthesis:

$y-y_{1}=m(x-x_{1})$

$y-4=5(x-(-2))$

$y-4=5(x+2)$

$y-4=5(x+2)$