Question

Find the equation of the line with slope m=1/4 that contains the point (4,5).

Answer 1

Answer: x - 4y = -16

Step-by-step explanation: Since we're given a point and a slope, we can write the equation of this line using the point-slope formula.

y  -  y₁  =  m(x  -  x₁)

The given point, (4, 5), represents (x₁, y₁).

So if we plug all our given information into the formula,

including our slope of 1/4, we get y - 5 = 1/4(x - 4).

To put our equation in standard form, first, distribute

the 1/4 through the parentheses.

So we get y - 5 = 1/4x - 1.

Remember that standard form cannot have any fractions in it so our next step is to multiply both sides of the equation by 4 to get rid of the fraction.

That gives us 4y - 20 = x - 4.

Now moves the -20 to the right side by adding 20 to both sides.

So we get 4y = x + 16.

Now subtract x from both sides to get -x + 4y = 16.

Finally, our coefficient on our x term must be positive so we

divide both sides by -1 to get x - 4y = -16.