Question

Write an equation for the line described. Give the answer in standard form. through (2,6), m= -5​

Answer 1

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Answer:

  5x +y = 16

Step-by-step explanation:

Given a point and slope, it often works well to start with the point-slope form of the equation for a line:

  y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)

Your point and slope make this ...

  y -6 = -5(x -2)

  y -6 = -5x +10 . . . . . . eliminate parentheses

  5x +y = 16 . . . . . . . . . add 5x+6 to both sides; your standard form equation