Q. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (−6,5) and has a slope of −35 ?Answer:
Identify slope and point: Identify the slope and the point through which the line passes. The slope m is given as −35, and the point is (−6,5).
Use slope-intercept form: Use the slope-intercept form of a line equation.The slope-intercept form is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Substitute and solve for b: Substitute the slope and the coordinates of the given point into the slope-intercept equation to solve for b, the y-intercept.Using the point (−6,5), we substitute into y=mx+b to get:5=(−35)×(−6)+b
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication and solve for b.5=(−35)×(−6)+b5=10+b5−10=bb=−5
Write final equation: Write the final equation of the line using the slope m and the y-intercept b.Substitute m=−35 and b=−5 into y=mx+b to get the final equation:y=(−35)x−5
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