Question

Write an equation of the line that passes through point (-8, – 5) and has the slope m= - 1/4 y=

Answer 1

Answer:

y= -1/4x + 3

Step-by-step explanation:

y-y1 = m(x-x1)

(-8 {x1}, -5 {y1}, -1/4 [m] )

We'll then replace the letters with the available figures.

y-[-5] = -1/4 (x-[-8])

We are made to know that minus + minus= plus

Minus + plus= Minus

Minus x minus = plus

minus x plus = minus

Therefore, the mathematical setting of this question becomes,

y+5 = -1/4 (x+8)

Multiply everything in the bracket with the outside value

-1/4 x X = -1/4x

-1/4 x 8 = -2

The mathematical setting then becomes,

y+5 = -1/4x + -2 (Note: plus + minus = minus)

so, it becomes

y+5 = -1/4x - 2

The equation is supposed to look like this, y= mx + b

Therefore we add +5 to both sides to cancel out

 y+5 = -1/4x - 2

   +5            +5

+5 cancels out +5 which makes the setting,

y= -1/4x - 2 +5 (-2+5 goes around to become 5-2= 3)

The expression now looks like this

y= -1/4x +3 which is the final answer!

$y= -1/4x + 3$