Question

What is the equation of a line with a slope of 1/2 that passes through the point, (-2, 5)?

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 1/2x + 6

Step-by-step explanation:

y = 1/2x + b

5 = 1/2(-2) + b

5 = -1 + b

6 = b

Answer 2

Answer:

y - 5 = (1/2)(x + 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Start with the point-slope form of the equation of a straight line:  

y - k = m(x - h), where (h, k) is a given point on the line and m is the slope:

y - 5 = (1/2)(x + 2)