Hello!
First of all we solve for the slope as seen below.
Our slope is -4.
Now we substitute a point from our equation into slope intercept form, along with the slope. Then we solve for b. We will use (-4,-5)
-5=-4(-4)+b
-5=16+b
b=-21
Our final equation is shown below.
y=-4x-21
I hope this helps!
First of all we solve for the slope as seen below.
Our slope is -4.
Now we substitute a point from our equation into slope intercept form, along with the slope. Then we solve for b. We will use (-4,-5)
-5=-4(-4)+b
-5=16+b
b=-21
Our final equation is shown below.
y=-4x-21
I hope this helps!