Question

Please help math finals!!!What is the equation of the line that has a slope of 14 and goes through the point (8,−3)

Answer 1

I'm taking the same final test.

The answer is y= 1/4x - 5

How? Well in this case we are using the formula y= mx + b

Substituting it with the given point (8, -3) and the slope 1/4

it'll look like -3 = 1/4 (8) + b

Next we solve.

-3 = 1/4 (8) + b

-3 = 8/4 + b

-3 = 2 + b

-2 -3 = b

-5 = b

so we now we know that b = -5.

All we have to do is substitute that into the equation to get our final answer (this time, without the point 8,-3).

Our answer in the end is y = 1/4x -5